Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-07-13

and they became rich. said, "Who Is thiI
beautiful being wandering up and down
the earth?" They told me that her name
was Death What n strange thrill of Joy
when the palsied Christian begins to use
his arm againl When the blind Christian
begins to see againl When the deaf Chris
tian begins to hear againl When the poor
pilgrim puts his feet on such pavement and
joins in such company and has free seat
in such great templei
Hungry men no more to hunger; thirsty
men no more to thirst; weeping men no
more to weep; dying men no more to die.
Gather up all sweet words, all jubilant ex-
prcssions, all rapturous ordinations.
Bring them to me, and l will pour them
upon the stupendous theme of the souls
lisenthrallmentl oh, the joy of the spirit
ms it shall mount up toward the throne of
God shouting: "Freei Freeln Your eye
has gazed upon the garniture of earth and
heaven, but the eye hath not seen it, Your
ear has caught harmonies uncounted and
acknowledgements them from the harp's
trill and birds carol and waterfalls dash
and oceans doxology, but the ear hath not
heard it.
How did those blessed ones get up into
the light? What hammer knocked off
their chains? What loom wove their robes
of light? Who gave them wings? All,
eternity is not long enough TO tell it, SER
aphm have not capacity enough to realize
1.-THE marvels of redeeming Lowell Let the
palms wave; let the crowns glitter; let the
anthems ascend let the trees of Lebanon
clap their hauds-thcy cannot tell the half
of it, Archangel before the throne, thou
falestl Sing on, praise on, ye hosts of the
glorifed, and if with your scepters you can
not reach it and with your songs you can
not express it then let all the mryiads of the
saved unite in the exclamation, "Jesusl
Jesusl Jesusn'
HEAVENS PASSWORD.
There will he n password at the gate OF
heaven. A great multitude come up and
knock at the gate. The gatekeeper says,
THE password" They say: I'VE have no
password. We were great on earth, and
now we come up to be great in heaven" y
voice from within answers, II never knew
you" Another group come up to the gate
of heaven and knock. The gatekeeper says,
THE password" They say: I'VE have 70
password. We did Il great many noj!e
things on earth We endowed colleges and
took care of the poor" a voice from with
in says II never knew you"
Another group come up to the gate of
]
1.-The password" They answer, I'VE wers
wanderers from God and deserved to die,
but we heard the voice of Jesus" Age,
ave" says the gatekeeper, that is the pass
world Lift up your heads, ye everlasting
gates, and let these people come in" Thy
90 in and surround the throne, jubilant
forever.
All, do you wonder that the last hours of
the Christian on earth are illuminated by
| thoughts of the coming glory? Light N
the evening The medicines may be bitter.
| The pain may be sharp. The parting may
be heartrendng. Yet light in the eyen-
ing As all the stars of night sink their
anchors of pearl in lake and river and sea,
so the waves Of Jordan will be illuminated
with the down flashing of the glory to cone.
| The dying soul looks up at the constel,a-
tions. Tine lord is my light and salvation.
Whom shall fear?' 1.-The Lamb which IS
in the midst of the throne shall lead them
to living fountains of water, and God shall
wipe away all tears from their eyes.
Close the eyes of the departed one; earth
would seem tame to its enchanted vision.
Fold the hands; life's work is ended. Vel
the face; it has been transhgured. Mr.
Toplady in his dying hour said, Light
Coming nearer the expiring moment, he
exclaimed, with illuminated countenancc
Light" In the last instant of his breat u
ing he lifted up his hands and cried
Light! Light" Thank God for light in
the evening.