Classic Poem

[“]Behold, I come quickly,[”] said our blessed Lord,
[“]And my reward is with me,” so say his pure word;
[“]I'll deal out my pleasures, to the state of the soul,
And each broken heart I now will make whole.

[“]The justest proportion I'll observe in the same,
Then why won't poor creatures attend to my name,
And tremble before me, and speed on to heaven,
Since all my rewards with justice are given?

[“]The different degrees of glory shall shew
That my holy word is eternally true;
That justice and equity shall now turn the scale,
And my holy promise never shall fail.[”]

Like sun-beams then some will appear at that day,
When Jesus his infinite power shall display,
And others appear like the bright firmament;
Without this great bliss, can we be content?

And others shall appear like yonder bright star,
And the bright glowing lustre of Christians shall mar;
The white shining brightness, of some much more faint,
Their beauty more dim than the high favor'd saint.