THE REWARD IN HEAVEN

O, Wanderer o’er life’s stormy main,
Who here an exile roam,
O, where is the harbor for thee to gain,
Where peace and happiness e’er remain,
O where, tell me where, is thy Home?
Where thy bark, no more by tempests driven,
Shall anchor where skies are clear-
A sweeter tone to his voice was given,
As he gently answering, said, in Heaven-
‘Tis there-but never here.HHHH 67.1

O, Pilgrim through this vale of tears,
By care and woe oppressed;
Beset with anxious doubts and fears,
Where no reposing from toil appears,
O where, tell me where, is thy rest?
Where the heart no more is sad and riven,
Or weary, with sorrow and fear-
A brighter light to his eye was given,
As he upward gazing, said, in Heaven-
‘Tis there-but never here.HHHH 67.2

O, Christian in this world of woe,
Where pain and sin alloy;
Who a lonely pathway treat below,
And the scorn and frown of the wicked know,
O where, tell me where, is thy Joy?
That may not fade as the hues of even,
And nothing be left to cheer-
A kindlier glow to his brow was given,
As he sweetly smiling, said, in Heaven-
‘Tis there-but never here.HHHH 68.1

O then for that better land I sigh-
That land where all is fair;
Where tears shall be wiped from every eye,
And the saints shall lay their armor by,
A crown of glory to wear.
I fain would leave these shades of even,
On this dreary and desolate shore-
For a foretaste sweet to my soul is given,
Of the Home, the Rest, and the Joy in heaven-
When we meet to part no more.HHHH 68.2