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THE MEETING PLACE

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Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 25, 1857

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 10, No. 8.

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THE MEETING PLACE.

"The ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads." Isa. xxxv, 10.
Where the faded flower shall freshen— Freshen, never more to fade; Where the shaded sky shall brighten— Brighten, never more to shade; Where the sun-blaze never scorches; Where the star-beams cease to chill; Where no tempest stirs the echoes Of the wood, the wave, the hill; Where the morn shall wake in gladness, And the noon the joy prolong; Where the daylight dies in fragrance 'Mid the burst of holy song; Brother, we shall meet and rest 'Mid the holy and the blest.
Where no shadow shall bewilder; Where life's vain parade is o'er; Where the sleep of sin is broken, And the dreamer dreams no more; Where the bond is never sever'd, Parting, claspings, sob, and moan, Midnight waking, twilight weeping, Heavy noontide all are done: Where the child has found its mother, Where the mother finds her child: Where dear families are gather'd, That were scatter'd on the wild; Brother, we shall meet and rest 'Mid the holy and the blest.
Where the hidden wound is healed; Where the blighted life re-blooms; Where the smitten heart the freshness Of its buoyant youth resumes; Where the love that here we lavish On the withering leaves of time, Shall have fadeless flowers to fix on, In an ever spring-bright clime; Where we find the joy of loving As we never loved before; Loving on, unchill'd, unhinder'd, Loving once and evermore; Brother, we shall meet and rest 'Mid the holy and the blest.
Where a blasted world shall brighten Underneath a bluer sphere, And a softer gentler sunshine Shed its healing splendor here: Where earth's barren vales shall blossom, Putting on their robe of green, And a purer, fairer Eden Be where only wastes have been; Where a King in kingly glory, Such as earth has never known, Shall assume the righteous sceptre, Claim and wear the holy crown; Brother, we shall meet and rest 'Mid the holy and the blest.