The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1889-12-05

praying that it may be a short struggle in
the water, and that at the same instant VIC
may both arrive in glory" Oh! | tell yolt
man prays straight TO the mark when he has
a cyclone above him, an ocean beneath him,
and eternity so close to him that he eau feel
its breath on his check.
The night was long. At last we saw the
dawn looking through the port holes. Asin
the oldcn time, in the fourth watch of the
night Jesus came walking on the sea, from
wave clilr 10 wave cliff, and when He puts
His foot upon q hillow. though it may be
tossed up with might it goes down He cried
TO the wirils Hush! They knew His voice.
The waves knew Ills foot, They died away.
And in the shining track of His feet | read
thcs" letters on scrolls of foam and fire.
'.Che Garth shall b, filed with the knowledge
sho sea- The ocean calmed. The
oath Of the steamer became more
ard more mild; until. on the last morning
out. the sun threw round about us q glory
such ag revcr witnessed before God made
4 pavement Of mosaic, reaching from horizon
to horizon for all tie sptndors OF earth and
heaven to walk upon--a pavement bright
enough for the foot Of seraph-bright
enough for the wheels of tho archah2clS
chariot. As parent embraces child, and
kisses away its grief, so over that sea. that
mad been writhlng IN agony IN The tempest.
the morning threw its arms of beauty and OF
bcnediction, and the lips Of earth and heaven
met.
AsIqnRe on tlccI;--it was very early, and
ne were nearing the shore-l saw few sails
against the sky. They seemed like the spirits
of the night walking the blilows. leaned
over the tafTrail Of the vessel, and said: THY
way, o God, is in tho sea. and Thy path i'll
the great waters"
II grew lighter. The clouds were hung in
purple clusters along tho sky; and. as if those
purple clusters were pressed INTO red VINO
and poured out upon the sea, every wave
turned into crimson. Wonder, fire cleft
stood opposite to fire cleft; and here, cloud,
rent and tinSed with light, seemed Ike
palace, with flames bursting from the WIN
dows. The whole scene lighted up un.
God were ascending and descending
uoon stairs Of fire, and the wave-crests,
changed into jasper. and crystal, and anne
thvst, as they were flung toward the beach,
made me thiuk of the crowns Of heaven cast
before the throne Of the great Jehovah. !
leaned over the ta(rrail again, and said, with
more emotion than before: THY way, .
God. is in the sea, and Thy path in the great
waterS|
So. l thought, will be the going of of tho
storm aud night Of the Christians lifc Inc
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golden feet of the rising morn will come
Skipping upon the mountains and oil the
wrathrml Lillows of the worlds, woe
bre / into the splcndor of eternal Joy.
AMI so We come into the harbor The
cvclonc behind us Our friends be-
fore us. God who is always good,
ELL around us. And il tho roll of the crew
anltho passengers had been called seven
hundred souls would have answered to Their
names. And 81 it came n pass that we all
escaped safe to land And may God grant
thai when all our Sabbaths OH earth are
fuIcl VIC may find :hat, through the rich
mercy Of our Lord Jesus Christ, we all have
wcathcred the gale!
Into the harpor of heaven now we glide,
Home at a't !
Softly we dri en- the bright silver tide,
Home at last
Glory to Cfsd All our dangers are o'er;
We S. and secure ON the glorIfed shore.
Gory to God VIC will shout evCrmore.
Home at last
Home at last,