THE FUTURE PEACE AND GLORY OF THE CHURCH.
HEAR what God the Lord hath spoken: “O, My people, faint and few,
Comfortless, afflicted, broken,
Fair abodes I build for you!
Thorns of heartfelt tribulation
Shall no more perplex your ways;
You shall name your walls Salvation,
And your gates shall be all Praise. “There, like streams that feed the garden,
Pleasures without end shall flow;
For the Lord, your faith rewarding,
All His bounty shall bestow;
Still, in undisturbed possession,
Peace and righteousness shall reign;
Never shall you fear oppression,
Hear the voice of war again. “See no more your suns descending,
Waning moons shall never see;
But your griefs, forever ending,
Find eternal noon in Me;
God shall rise, and, shining o’er ye,
Change to day the gloom of night;
He, the Lord, shall be your glory,
God your everlasting light.”