THE dawning of the great eternal day
That saints and sages have desired to see,
Is lighting up the world with glowing ray,
And faith tells us of greater joys to be.
O time! thy work of sin is nearly done;
The righteous reign of peace, biding its time,
Is almost here; I see the omens come
That tell we're nearing now a better clime.
O can it be that we are nearing home,
Beyond the reach of sin and all its train,
To a bright world where it can never come,
Our conquering Jesus ever more to reign?
I gaze with transport on the blessed scene,
And long to bid farewell to time and sin.
A few more days, perhaps, to come between,
And then I hope to hear the "Enter in."
MRS. PAULINE ALDERMAN.