With eyes turned up in longing I got a view today
Of glory, with my Saviour,
The realm where I will stay
Throughout the endless ages.
Oh, such a glimpse as this
Is filling me with wonder,
My every thought with bliss!
The restlessness of nations(ch. 21:1)
Is gone from off the scene,
And in its place is calmness
Where turmoil once had been.
And, lo, I hear like thunder(vs. 3)
A voice that fills the sky,
Announcing that God’s dwelling
With man is ever nigh.
I knew that pearls were costly,(vs. 21)
But, oh, I never knew
What beauteous transformation
My Saviour had in view.
Each gate, each gate is one pearl!
Oh, Lord, the cost was high
That lured Thee from the glory
That precious pearl to buy!
All glorified and risen –
The Lamb for me once slain.
Oh, Lord! Thy grievous travail
Has brought eternal gain!
There is no other city(ch. 22:2)
That could with this compare.
The tree of life, all verdant,
I find is everywhere!
Abloom with sweetest comfort,
Yielding each month her fruit,
Variety and healing
Inherent in each shoot.
Glad will I be to serve Him(vss. 45)
Whose service is delight,
Viewing His face so lovely
Through eons without night.
My candle that was lighted
And feebly gleamed on earth
Shall lose itself in glory
In the blaze of Jesus’ worth!
Safe, safe at last! What triumph!
Exultant, glad and free,
My spirit shall be ever
At home, O Lord, with Thee!
Excerpts from a poem by Mrs. A. M. Totems (1987)
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