. Earth scenes and space life : poems with illustrations . s now ! Hence man when thereShall see all things, shall be like God, and seeHim as he is ! All of his works he thenMust see ; else he 11 not see him as he is ! This sight makes heaven—is heaven ! Makes man like God,And, joined with love, t will charm the soul likeness this confers perpetually !All things will then be mans, and man himselfA part of God. That oneness will be oneFor aye : a wondrous mystery s this ! But timeRolls on, and great minds grow—strange truths to tell to marvelous man. Light hastes the time
. Earth scenes and space life : poems with illustrations . s now ! Hence man when thereShall see all things, shall be like God, and seeHim as he is ! All of his works he thenMust see ; else he 11 not see him as he is ! This sight makes heaven—is heaven ! Makes man like God,And, joined with love, t will charm the soul likeness this confers perpetually !All things will then be mans, and man himselfA part of God. That oneness will be oneFor aye : a wondrous mystery s this ! But timeRolls on, and great minds grow—strange truths to tell to marvelous man. Light hastes the timeWhen man shall see high Heaven and God, and thusHave joy in full ; Heavens God and Heaven embraceAll space ; and man shall know them—in them dwell,Beyond the tomb, in their immeasurebleness ! E TERNITY. So man resembles God ; but God in His Creation is both God and man united ! Gods infinite light from man now s hid, and yet His grace and love are felt. These shadow light— That Light which makes all true souls great and wise. s —s^ -~<r ^ff^. ANIMA SEMPERJUVENIS. My body s old, my days are sliding off,My eyes are dim and partly closed ; and inThis lone, this downward dark mysterious path ANIMA SEMPERJUVENIS. 15 In which I faster, faster, journey on. Unnumbered brothers have I in the train ! Aspiringly they walk before, behind, And by my side ! Yet not a living soul Can give me aid or sympathy when I The mystic river cross ! Alone and lonely I Must blindly go, unless inviting lights Appear beyond, or Heavenly messengers Approach, and tell me of the better land, A land where I eternally can dwell. And show some worthy treasures of my zeal ! Each must this journey go, though fearfully,Regretting all his wicked thoughts and deeds,And yearning for some more repenting time,That better hope for future life may the brave the strong and hopeful youthI ever see decaying, dying men ;Their works and ways, both good and bad, I of their oldest works are tumb
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