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148 THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF
THE REV. JAMES SAMUEL BEWLEY MONSELL (1811-1875)
SOON AND FOREVER
SOON and forever ! Such promise our trust Though ashes to ashes
And dust unto dust; Soon, and forever
Our union shall be Made perfect, our glorious
Redeemer, in thee: When the sins and the sorrows
Of time shall be o'er; Its pangs and its partings
Remembered no more; Where life cannot fail, and where
Death cannot sever, Christians with Christ shall be
Soon and forever.
Soon and forever
The breaking of day Shall drive all the night-clouds
Of sorrow away. Soon and forever
We'll see as we're seen, And learn the deep meaning
Of things that have been :