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I SHALL BE SATISFIED

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International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Apr 22, 1886

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 12, No. 16.

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"I SHALL BE SATISFIED."

Not here, not here ! not where the sparkling waters Fade into mocking sands, as we draw near; Where in the wilderness each footstep falters; I shall be satisfied—but oh, not here!
Not here, where every dream of bliss deceives us; Where the worn spirit never gains its goal; Where, haunted ever by the thought that grieves us, Across us floods of bitter memory roll.
There is a land where every pulse is thrilling With rapture earth's sojourners may not know; Where Heaven's repose the weary heart is stilling, And peacefully life's time-tossed currents flow.
Far out of sight, while yet the flesh infolds us, Lies the fair country where our hearts abide, And of its bliss is naught more woundrous told us, Than these few words, "I shall be satisfied!"
Satisfied, satisfied ! the spirit's yearning For sweet companionship with kindred minds; The silent love that here meets no returning, The inspiration which no language finds.
Shall they be satisfied ? the soul's vague longing, The aching void which nothing earthly fills? O what desires upon my soul are thronging, As I look upward to the heavenly hills !
Thither my weak and weary feet are tending; Saviour and Lord, with thy frail child abide; Guide me toward home, where, all my wanderings ended, I then shall see thee and be satisfied ! —Sel.