Thoughts of Our Home by L. D. Santee

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 28, 1870

Thoughts of Our Home.

By L. D. Santee

As here we journey on in gloom and sadness, Toward the city of the Lord, It fills our aching hearts with joy and gladness To read his blessed word.

We read of parch'd lands turned to springs of waters, And the desert shall be glad, Comfort shall come to Zion's mourning daughters, No more shall hearts be sad.

Flowers shall spring beside life's flowing river; The fields are green and fair; No more our saddened hearts with pain shall quiver: No sin or death is there.

Soon will be heard the voice of the Archangel, Resounding through the earth, And the sons of God will chant a glad evangel, As at creation's birth.

Then will the saints awake to life and beauty, Where sorrows ne'er annoy; Fit recompense for lives of toil and duty, Now turned to perfect joy.

In this sad world, there's much to be forgiven, Of hate, and crime, and wrong; But strength from the Most High, to us is given, To suffer and be strong.

Though friends forsake us, and the world seems dreary, Yet still we'll journey on Toward that blest city, where the faint and weary, Shall rest in peace at home.

L. D. SANTEE.

Dixon, Pulaski Co., Mo.