And [he shall be] as the light or the morning, [like] the rising of the sun, A morning without clouds; [When] from the sunshine, after rain, The green grass springeth from the earth. 2 Samuel 23:4
But if what we see not we hope, we expect in patience. Romans 8:25
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Mark 13:33-37, Romans 15:12,13In hope we lift our wishful, longing eyes,
Malachi 4:2, Romans 15:12Waiting to see the glorious Sun arise;
1 Thessalonians 1:10, 1 Thessalonians 3:13How bright, how gladsome will His advent be
2 Samuel 23:4, 2 Thessalonians 2:8When He shines forth in radiant majesty!
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Revelation 22:3,4, 1 John 3:2How will our eyes to see His face delight,
Romans 13:12, Psalms 139:12Whose love has cheered us through the darksome night!
1 Thessalonians 4:16, Song of Songs 2:8How will our ears drink in His well-known voice,
John 10:3, Song of Songs 2:10Whose faintest whisper makes our souls rejoice!
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1 John 3:2,3, 1 Thessalonians 5:23No stain within, no foes or snares around;
1 John 2:28, Revelation 5:9No jarring notes shall there discordant sound;
1 John 3:3, 2 Corinthians 7:1All pure without, all pure within the breast;
John 14:1,2, Revelation 14:13No thorns to wound, no toil to mar our rest.
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1 Peter 1:8, Hebrews 2:9If here on earth the thoughts of Jesus' love
1 Peter 1:8, Luke 21:28Lift our poor hearts this weary world above;
John 4:14, 1 Peter 2:3If even here the taste of heav'nly springs
Ephesians 5:19,20, Colossians 3:16So cheers the spirit that the pilgrim sings: -
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2 Samuel 23:4, Colossians 3:4What will the sunshine of His glory prove!
Ephesians 3:19, 1 Corinthians 13:12,13What the unmingled fulness of His love!
Revelation 5:8,9, Psalms 150:1-6What hallelujahs will His presence raise!
Revelation 5:8,9, Psalms 150:1-6What but one loud eternal burst of praise!