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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
When our mortal race is run,
Let us hope that our hereafter
May be like the rising sun.