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Behold the chamber where the Christian sleeps, And where, from year to year, he prays and weeps; Whence, in the midnight watch, his prayers arise To those bright mansions where his treasure lies, How near it is to all that Faith can see; How short and peaceful may his passage be! One beating pulse, one feeble struggle o’er, May open wide the everlasting door; Yes, for that bliss unspeakable unseen, Is ready, and the veil of flesh between A gentle sigh may rend, and then display The broad full splendour of an endless day. —This bright conviction elevates his mind, He presses forward, leaving all behind. Thus from his throne the tyrant foe is hurl’d— This is the Faith that overcomes the world.
Behold the chamber where the Christian sleeps, And where, from year to year, he prays and weeps; Whence, in the midnight watch, his prayers arise To those bright mansions where his treasure lies, How near it is to all that Faith can see; How short and peaceful may his passage be! One beating pulse, one feeble struggle o’er, May open wide the everlasting door; Yes, for that bliss unspeakable unseen, Is ready, and the veil of flesh between A gentle sigh may rend, and then display The broad full splendour of an endless day. —This bright conviction elevates his mind, He presses forward, leaving all behind. Thus from his throne the tyrant foe is hurl’d— This is the Faith that overcomes the world.
Approximate author period: c. 1803 AD · industrial
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- Jane Taylor
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- Approximate author period: c. 1803 AD · industrial
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- A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations (catalogued1888) (1888 AD)
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