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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Apr 9, 1914

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 91, No. 15.

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The Redeemed

By L. D. Santee

L. D. SANTEE
"Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh." James 5:8.
GLEAMING with a solemn glory, Shall the hosts redeemed arise; Prophets tell the wondrous story Of their home beyond the skies, Where the joy of life eternal Shall be theirs through endless years, Joy unclouded, sweet and vernal, Mid the music of the spheres.
Leaving all earth's sin and treasons, The redeemed drift out and o'er, Entering heaven's hallowed seasons On the bright, immortal shore, And the pearly gates are entered By the weary pilgrim feet. All their love on Christ was centered, Now their rest is long and sweet.
In the untold sea of glory, 'Neath the glow of heaven's bright sun, Angels tell the thrilling story Of life's duties nobly done. All the sacrifice and sadness, All the sorrow-haunted years, Will be banished, and a gladness Thrill for aye, untouched by tears.
He is coming, blessed Saviour, Coming to receive his own; On the earth they shared his favor, Now they'll stand before his throne: For the love that maketh lovely, And the faith that maketh strong, Send the glorious record upward Of the ransomed, blood-washed throng.
Signs through all the earth are telling That his coming draweth nigh; Hearts of faith with joy are swelling, Soon they'll see him in the sky. Coming with the shining angels, Christ, the Lamb who once was slain, Wakens to a glad evangel Those who in the dust have lain.
As the years roll by in splendor, Each one brings his coming nigh; With a love supreme and tender, He will welcome to the sky. Leaving all their woes behind them, Christ the Lord his saints will save; Where's thy sting, O "king of terrors"? Where thy victory, boasting grave?
Moline, Ill.