THE LAND OF LIFE by L. D. Santee

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Jun 17, 1903

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 29, No. 24.

THE LAND OF LIFE.

By L. D. Santee

SOMETIMES, while sitting in a pleasant dreaming, Faith sees the city that shall soon appear, Its jasper walls, and pearly portals gleaming, Grandly descending to our lower sphere.

The tree of Life, the glorious “many mansions,” The bowers of Eden, and the throne of God; Faith sees it all, through the glad soul’s expansion— That home where mortal feet have never trod.

The happy songs from all the glad immortals, The music flowing from the golden keys, The faithful passing through the pearly portals, The “Benedicite” pronounced on these.

The lame shall leap, the dumb shall shout with gladness, And all the woes of earth be left behind, The heart shall thrill, once breaking in its gladness, And brightly beam the eyes that once were blind.

All life’s perplexing problems have their meaning, But faith looks up to scenes beyond the sky, And hope is bright, on God’s sure promise leaning, Knowing the rest is coming by-and-by.

All, all, will soon be seen by human vision, The joys no mortal tongue can ever tell, The holy city, and the land elysium, That home of righteousness where all is well.

Elgin, Ill. L. D. SANTEE.