E TERNITY! how solemn! yet 'tis true
T hat unbelief hath endless ill in view:
E ach hour deriving terror from the last;
R ecurring torment, ne'er completely past;
N o heart to cheer, no hand to bring relief,
I ncessant agony, undying grief;
T he woe unspeakable, sheer blank despair;
Y ea, not one mitigating solace there!
E TRNAL LIFE!—no less, the Savior gives
T o him who in His peerless name believes;
E ntire remission, present, perfect peace,
R ich promise of incomparable bliss;
N ew joys, bright glories, shared with God's own Son—
A biding proofs of triumphs rightly won—
L oved like Himself, and lifted to His throne.
L et none exclaim, "These joys are not for me!"
I n Christ believe; He died for such as thee.
F ear not to take Life's waters; quench thy thirst;
E ternal life awaits the least and worst.
"Are there not with you, even
with you, sins against the Lord
your God?”
2 Chron. 28:10.
"All have sinned and come
short of the glory of God.”
Rom. 3:23.