If you would realize the awful plightOf those who trust Him not, to save from sin;Their heart of pride to change to heart of child;Their love of earth to change to love of heaven:If you could only know what Jesus meansTo spirits born of God; how He can satisfyThe longings and desires insatiableWhile veil of flesh and time still intervene:Beloved! if you only knew His love,And what He means to us, and will to youIf you will all resign to Him, and giveTo Him the heart that still you give to us;You shall have foretaste of the wondrous joyThat waits for you, when, loving Him Who diedAnd lived again, and led us both to Him,And breathing in a love unknown to Earth,We love and serve eternally with God."Breathless, enthralled, and ful of heavenly peace,The spirit of each silent worshiperIs conscious of a Voice of heavenly power,Saying: "Loved of My Father, I will loveAnd manifest Myself to thee, and thouShalt know the Lord, until the day arriveWhen thou shalt join again thy sainted ones,Who love thee better now than e'er they loved,And only long to share their joy with thee!"
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