San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-11-22
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THOUGHTS OF THE FUTURE LIFE.

AhVONAAAc VI AAAAS ~
H. a, pr,s,ts. and ,ssss. tho prophets have told.
In mvs,,o visious ana lsseuds Of old;
n a. Al, mankind have dsrkly believed,
r,. ohr,.,. aha lIsh,. Vas on earth rsesiysd-
III. .n,,,, ~ man. rels...d from ia elsy.
mai, ana, A aha M.,,sr Of LII. far away
"A ,h. .ou, NJ ,hs ,Igh,sous ths humble and pure
sh.u aw.,, In nj. n,s,spos vhus hesysp shsii On.
au,.- .
q how bl.ssed 10 d,sl and 10 ay 10 the, CLINE.
wh.,. uu,sl, ara ..r,h,. bsb,s and the change ei
time,
wh.rs NO srief ip,ruds,. forever and aye,
me faint rsmsmbrsnc Of dull decsy"
.,o,. an A.. calm .ummsr s,.p.
Ana ,houvb, Of ,hl, homo ofthe blessed in heaven,
Far. fer from tho ,urmois Of this dusky sphere,
And the drssry slooms which encompass us here,
Their. tho righteous rsloIce In endless repose,
An forgo,,sn ,hsr cares all extuRuished their woes
rha, Who hare i.nguished and ,oiled nom their
birth.
rhsv vbo had suffered and bled while on earth,
An have a msnsiou appointed them there,
MA IN. fullp.s Of hills, Of mat realm 90 fair.
Thu .n,,i,. hare eloer,d by ia carmen, Of clay,
Now b.,hs, IN ,he fountain Of eternal day;
rhe ,.gs. and mighty b.rds Of old,
Their uipd,, Isten, powers In spleudor unfold;
Themes Of glory arise on .hoir uuoloudsd g..s,
Thsv shrink not before the eiYulgent blaze;
In the boundless rapture Of that blessed shore.
Tho bondage Of oarth L. remembered no more.1
There Milton retouohes his heavenly Tyre.
while flaming serAphs attend and admire;
There Columbus exps,stes In visions Of hight
Tho chains Of q tyrau, dwell not In his sight;
There Washington stsnds, st Wallaoe's eide,
with a ,m,ie besminr down on the land ofhis pride
There Franklin bsnignantly musng 10 seen.
With tho grandeur OF Immortal truth In ME mieh
And thought. II summoned now to die,
And nermi,tod TO soar 10 those mansions on high,
vouid tro.d the black valley Of death without fear
M, sr.vs from sarth's lIpssrs,ss sigh or tear:
For from psIuful. f.thomlsss yearnings set free.
Tho Goa, Of NV limitless hopes should see;
win .be ius, Of ,he esrh mid the smsran,h bo wers
In high converse sit, and consume the bright hours
O brows Of gloryl O eyes Of light
whom will re beam on my wondering sightt
when sb.li list TO your accents Of love
Obi when will the shadows of earth removed
h,,wI zach ,h., b,,vb, ,bo,.
a. -. ..,,h,. .,,,,. 4. Al, oar,
a., .,,,h d..n ,.,.,.,,. case
49,, .hon. 4, ,hv ,,,ms a, d.,,
o".....,.- =, No., h,.h ,,onhs, =, ,,u,b,
:, .h, q, M, sou, from INV earliest you,hi
rhor,h rnvo,,hv ,bs s.,e which 10 ,bse WAS river
n, ,ovar,v .or,ow and ns,.ion drlyeu.
hs,,s,. tbou Ar, there. In that "Bs,,e, Lsnd.''
MA h,,nd ola pomo, and Mi,,on,. hand.
In., ,hs hone which ruled ,hy mighty mind
Passed not away like the bAseless wisd;
That the chains Of passion aud misery riven.
Thou art there. with thy lovely lost mary u
Hesven!"
A s.,hsr vhosa crn x.s all bi,terne,, her a.
I. n. ,hsrs. vbsrs unknown I, a Sigh or a tssrf
po the rivers Of e,.dness now nov In his sight,
Aimee n cionsd 10 the sunshine in msery's night
Ana .bou who vast sp.,ehsd 40 un,imeiy away.
In ,h. h,,,b,.n,nv dawn Of Iife,s glorious day
", h,o,ha,, ,bs nosl.,, tho kinde,,. the bssu
m thou ,he,e in that glorious Land Of the Bles.i
a.. -. , .,.oa In IN. Inn. chuyoh g ayd sb.d,
And o.,sd on ,he ,po, vnsre ,hy Young form va
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