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THE BEAUTIFUL HEREAFTER

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Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jan 15, 1857

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 9, No. 11.

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THE BEAUTIFUL HEREAFTER.

In the beautiful hereafter Once again the Eden trees— Life's undying harmonies— Shall from mortal dust outbloom, Sunshine triumph over gloom. Man now treads the burning rafter Thrown across the burning sea— Hark! the angel sings to me:
"In the beautiful hereafter; Once again the Eden trees Out from God's own harmonies, Shall upon the earth unfold, Blooming through the age of gold, Vain is thy derisive laughter, Critic; can a single sneer Blot out Summer from the year?"
In the beautiful hereafter, Hark! I hear that angel-strain, God in man's own heart shall reign, Man become a Spirit pure, Earth in heaven's own form endure; Seraph hosts shall re-appear, Then shall bloom Love's endless year.
[Practical Christian.