THE EARTH MADE NEW by J. S. Thorp

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jan 16, 1879

THE EARTH MADE NEW.

By J. S. Thorp

Back to this weary, weary world Jesus will come again, With love's fair banner wide unfurled, King of his saints to reign; His presence will dispel earth's gloom, And deserts will rejoice and bloom.

The wilderness and lonely place, Shall for them gladdened be, Instead of thorns and briers then Shall grow the myrtle tree; And thirsty land and parched ground In springs of water shall abound.

Ye who are of a timid heart, Be strong and do not fear; With vengeance and a recompense Your God will soon appear; Then ears long deaf unstopped shall be, And the blind eyes be made to see.

Then shall the lame leap as an hart, And the dumb tongue shall sing, And waters in the wilderness And desert, forth shall spring; And death, and pain, and tears, and woe, The earth redeemed shall never know.

Then shall the ransomed of the Lord Gladness and joy obtain; And unto Zion's holy mount Return, with Christ to reign; And 'neath Immanuel's peaceful sway Mourning and grief shall flee away.

There New Jerusalem appears, With walls and mansions grand;— The home of saints through endless years, Within the promised land; Blessed are they whose ransomed feet Tread its transparent golden street.

Within its walls the tree of life In vernal beauty grows, And forth from underneath the throne Life's deep, clear river flows; And flowers of tint and perfume rare With sweetest fragrance fill the air.

There, fairer than the fairest spot This world has ever known, The flower-decked fields of paradise Outspread before the throne; And earth to its remotest bound In living verdure shall be crowned.

Then let us to our trust be true, Still watching with the wise. Keeping our Lord's return in view And pressing toward the prize; For soon with Jesus we shall rest, Loving and loved, forever blest.

J. S. THORP.