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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Tacoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · May 27, 1915

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 92, No. 26.

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Going Home

By Margaret E. Sangster

Out of the chill and the shadow Into the thrill and the shine; Out of the dearth and the famine Into the fullness divine; Up from the strife and the battle (Oft with the shameful defeat), Up to the palm and the laurel, O, but the rest will be sweet!
Leaving the cloud and the tempest, Reaching the balm and the cheer, Finding the end of our sorrow, Finding the end of our fear; Seeing the face of the Master Yearned for in “distance and dream,” O, for that rapture of gladness! O, for that vision supreme!
Meeting the dear ones departed, Knowing them, clasping their hands, All the beloved and true-hearted, There in the fairest of lands! Sin evermore left behind us, Pain nevermore to distress; Changing the moan for the music, Living the Saviour to bless!
Out of the chill and the shadow Into the thrill and the shine; Out of the dearth and the famine Into the fullness divine; Out of the sigh and the silence Into the deep-swelling song; Out of the exile and bondage Into the home-gathered throng!
— Margaret E. Sangster.