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The House Not Made With Hands, Eternal In The Heavens
There is a house not built with hands,
Where all who enter shall abide;
Above where eye can reach it stands,
Whence all depart, who here have died.
Where all who enter shall abide;
Above where eye can reach it stands,
Whence all depart, who here have died.
Beneath, it rests on many a gem,
Dug from the heart's deep, darkest mine;
Thou who art toiling now for them,
Shalt see them there in radiance shine.
Dug from the heart's deep, darkest mine;
Thou who art toiling now for them,
Shalt see them there in radiance shine.
Of gold the floor, the gold of love,
Thrice in affliction's fire made pure;
There feet of angels ever move,
There dwell the just in peace secure.
Thrice in affliction's fire made pure;
There feet of angels ever move,
There dwell the just in peace secure.
The light is brighter than the day,
Reflected from its crystal walls;
Thou see'st at times a glimmering ray,
Which to its courts thy spirit calls.
Reflected from its crystal walls;
Thou see'st at times a glimmering ray,
Which to its courts thy spirit calls.
And thou shalt dwell, and worship there,
When thou hast put thy garment on;
The Savior doth that house prepare,
There all the pure in heart have gone.
When thou hast put thy garment on;
The Savior doth that house prepare,
There all the pure in heart have gone.
Poem No. 613; fall 1839
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