Tribute Of Affection

Excerpt from Tribute of Affection: To the Memory of Rev. John Jennings Blest are the dead who die in thee, O Lord! Henceforth they rest, from all their labors free In that sweet rest they find the full reward For trials borne through patient faith in thee. The Lord, "He giveth his beloved sleep," - They rest in hope, relieved from earthly care; And though for them that sleep in death we weep, They sleep, that where He is they may be there. The Father's house hath many mansions fair; And there did Christ for them a place prepare, Where they may rest, and know no more decay; For sorrow, crying, pain, have passed away. No night is there, and yet no need of sun; For God gives light, - the Lord and light are one: No hunger there, nor thirst, nor any heat; No tear-dimmed eyes, no weary, erring feet. The river, pure, of life, as crystal clear, Forth from the throne is flowing ever near, Their thirst to slake; and, near, the tree of life, Whose leaves do heal the wounds of earthly strife; Whose fruit, most fair, eternal life doth give, That weary, earth-sick souls may eat and live; The Lamb doth lead their feet, and calm their fears, And God himself doth wipe away their tears. Before the throne they serve him day and night. In temple fair, whereof the Lamb's the light; With golden harps, amid the white-robed throng, They raise the glorious, never-ending song: "Salvation to the Lamb, who-once was slain, Salvation to the Lamb who lives again; Salvation to our God upon the throne, Salvation to the triune God alone." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.