The Judgment of Earth
SCENE — The Judgment of Earth .
The S ON OF G OD, THE A RCHANGEL , S AINTS . and A NGELS .
A RCHANGEL . Let all the dead rejoice! their Saviour comes;
With clouds of angels circled like a sun,
Belted with light, and brighter than all light,
Lo! He descends and seats Him on His throne,
Alighting like a new made sun in Heaven.
The world awaits Thee, Lord! Rise, souls of men,
Buried beneath all ages from the first;
Ye numbered and unnumbered, loathed and loved,
A wake to judgment! Rise! the grave no more
Hath power upon ye than the ravening sea
Upon the stars of Heaven. Ye elements!
Give back your stolen dead. He claimeth them
Whose they both were and are, and aye shall be.
S ON OF G OD .
I come to repay sin with holiness,
And death with immortality; man's soul
With God's Spirit; all evil with all good.
All men have sinned; and as for all I died,
All men are saved. Oh! not a single soul
Less than the countless all can satisfy
The infinite triumph which to me belongs,
Who infinitely suffered. Ye elect!
And all ye angels, with God's love informed,
Who reign with me o'er earth and Heaven, assume
Your seats of judgment. Judge ye all in love,
The love which God the Father hath to you —
For His Son's sake, and all shall be forgiven.
S AINTS . Lord! let us render back to Thee the love
Which is Thine own: none else is worthy Thee.
S ON OF G OD .
Behold this day I dwell with thee on earth,
E'en to the last; the next shall be in Heaven,
Where ye shall meet the Father, and remain
In the Eternal presence, He through me
Blessing all spirits overflowingly.
S AINTS . Dear Lord, our God and Saviour! for Thy gifts
The world were poor in thanks, though every soul
Were to do nought but breathe them, every blade
Of grass and every atomy of earth
To utter it like dew. Thy ways are plain
Only in Thine own light. And this great day
Unveils all nature's laws and miracles —
All to Thee all as one. Thy death was life;
Thy judgment is all mercy, Lord of Love!
The world's incomprehensible no more
To man, but all is bright as new-born star.
S ON OF G OD .
The Book of Life is opened. Heaven begins.
The S ON OF G OD, THE A RCHANGEL , S AINTS . and A NGELS .
A RCHANGEL . Let all the dead rejoice! their Saviour comes;
With clouds of angels circled like a sun,
Belted with light, and brighter than all light,
Lo! He descends and seats Him on His throne,
Alighting like a new made sun in Heaven.
The world awaits Thee, Lord! Rise, souls of men,
Buried beneath all ages from the first;
Ye numbered and unnumbered, loathed and loved,
A wake to judgment! Rise! the grave no more
Hath power upon ye than the ravening sea
Upon the stars of Heaven. Ye elements!
Give back your stolen dead. He claimeth them
Whose they both were and are, and aye shall be.
S ON OF G OD .
I come to repay sin with holiness,
And death with immortality; man's soul
With God's Spirit; all evil with all good.
All men have sinned; and as for all I died,
All men are saved. Oh! not a single soul
Less than the countless all can satisfy
The infinite triumph which to me belongs,
Who infinitely suffered. Ye elect!
And all ye angels, with God's love informed,
Who reign with me o'er earth and Heaven, assume
Your seats of judgment. Judge ye all in love,
The love which God the Father hath to you —
For His Son's sake, and all shall be forgiven.
S AINTS . Lord! let us render back to Thee the love
Which is Thine own: none else is worthy Thee.
S ON OF G OD .
Behold this day I dwell with thee on earth,
E'en to the last; the next shall be in Heaven,
Where ye shall meet the Father, and remain
In the Eternal presence, He through me
Blessing all spirits overflowingly.
S AINTS . Dear Lord, our God and Saviour! for Thy gifts
The world were poor in thanks, though every soul
Were to do nought but breathe them, every blade
Of grass and every atomy of earth
To utter it like dew. Thy ways are plain
Only in Thine own light. And this great day
Unveils all nature's laws and miracles —
All to Thee all as one. Thy death was life;
Thy judgment is all mercy, Lord of Love!
The world's incomprehensible no more
To man, but all is bright as new-born star.
S ON OF G OD .
The Book of Life is opened. Heaven begins.
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