287. 'Tis Not Far Off--The Hour
S.M.
by H.K. Burlingham
’Tis not far off — the hour
When Christ will claim His own!
We soon shall hear that voice of power,
The Lord Himself shall come!
Lord Jesus! Thy return draws nigh,
“Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.” (James 5:8)
“And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.” (Revelation 22:4)
Radiant and pure, in light divine,
“For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.” (2 Corinthians 5:1)
“Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal.” (Revelation 21:11)
“And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.” (Revelation 21:18)
“Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.” (Revelation 3:12)
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Rest, Lord, in serving Thee,
As none have served below;
Oh, through that blest eternity
What tides of praise shall flow!
Come quickly, blessèd Lord!
Like exiles here we roam;
Fulfill to us Thy gracious word,
Lord Jesus, take us home.
“He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.” (Revelation 22:20)
“I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.” (John 17:14)
“Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul.” (1 Peter 2:11)
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