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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Nov 21, 1878

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 52, No. 21.

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HOW NEAR!

“Now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.” Rom. 13:11.
How near, my soul, how near, Thy heavenly home appears! The hour of thy deliverance comes, The end of struggling years. How near that end, how near!
Rest, peace, and perfect love, The end of care and pain; All earthly losses swallowed up In everlasting gain. How near that rest, how near!
How near the latest sigh, How near the latest tear; Then Jesus on his Father’s throne In glory shall appear. How near that day, how near!
Soon shall these earthly scenes Forever pass away, And I my Saviour’s face shall see, In light of endless day. How near that sight, how near!
Shadows and earth-born clouds Now intercept faith’s view; Yet hope, midst all, expects to see Jesus make all things new. How near that change, how near!
A few more nights and days, A few more fleeting hours, Then adoration shall absorb All my immortal powers. How near that time, how near!
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