Poems (Smith)/Prepare to Meet thy God
PREPARE TO MEET THY GOD.
"Prepare to meet thy God!" is sounding In my ears from morn till night. I well know my heart is longing With heavenly spirits to unite.
Who would wish on earth to linger, When every joy in life has fled? Left to live and suffer ever, Till resting with the sleeping dead.
As we find this world receding, The beauty of Heaven doth unfold Unto our vision, ever leading Beyond this earth to joys untold.
Oft our hearts may weep in sorrow, And deep regret; but still we pass, Here to-day, but where to-morrow? Our earthly life is fleeting fast.
We go unto the unknown future, Far away and out of sight; The soul shall ever with its Maker In endless joy at last unite.
We pass unto our Heavenly Father; Just beyond is a beautiful light Beckoning us onward to our Saviour Where no more is darken'd night.
Prepare to meet thy God, forever. When our mortal race is run,Let us hope that our hereafter May be like the rising sun.