I BELIEVE IN THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD.
By Joel Swartz
We hold as a priceless possession,
Bequesthed us from Jesus our Head,
This ancient and glorious confession,
"The dead shall arise from the dead." We hold it in protest of reason,
In protest of "prudent and wise,"
That the dead will awake in their season,
The sleepers in Jesus shall rise. They shall rise not worn in the morning,
As they sank to their slumbers opprest,
But bright in the Bridegroom's adorning
They shall come refreshed by their rest. They shall come with a song and a story,
The ransomed of Zion shall come;
Their theme shall be Christ and his glory,
When the pilgrims are gathering home.
—Lutheran Observer.