Classic Poem

At Last!
The night is at an end,
The dawn comes softly up,
Clear as its own clear dew;
And weeping has gone out,
To let in only songs
And everlasting joy;
At last!—Amen!

At last!
The Prince of Life has come,
The Church is glorified,
The sleepers have awoke,
The living have been changed;
Death has at last been slain,
And the grave spoiled for ever!
At last!—Amen!

At last!
The curse is swept away,
The serpent-trail effaced;
The desert smiles with green,
And blossoms like the rose.
'Tis more than Eden now,
Earth has become as heaven!
At last!—Amen!

At last!
Satan is bound in chains;
The Church's ancient foe,
Old enemy of Christ,
Has fallen, with all his hosts;
And Babylon the Great
Has sunk to rise no more!
At last!—Amen!

At last!
Israel sits down in peace;
Jerusalem awakes,
Her King at length has come,
Messiah reigns in power;
The heavens rejoice and sing,
And earth once more is free!
At last!—Amen!