SERVICE eternal in rest never-ending,
Myriads uniting Thy praise to repeat;
Saints, in a transport of ecstasy bending,
Bright crowns of glory to lay at Thy feet.
Gazing forever in wrapt admiration,
Saviour and Bridegroom, upon Thy loved face;
Grasping in full, with sublime adoration,
Fathomless secrets of goodness and grace.
Radiant in light which is but the reflection
Caught from the blaze of Thy beauty divine,
Wearing Thy name in its spotless perfection,
Jesus! the Church in Thy likeness will shine.
Lord! Thou wilt see, with a joy none can measure,
Blessed result of Thy travail of soul,
All Thy redeemed ones, to suit Thy heart’s pleasure,
Safely brought in to the heavenly goal.
―From the French.
IF God had let everyone off in mercy, that would not have been love; it would have been indifference to sin.