2. O! the transporting rapturous scene,
That rises to my sight;

Sweet fields arrayed in living green,
And rivers of delight.

3. No chilling winds, no poisonous breath,
Can reach that healthful shore;
Sickness and sorrow, pain and death,
Are felt and feared no more.

4. When shall I reach that happy place,
And be forever blest?

When shall I see my Father's face,
And in his bosom rest?

5. Fill'd with delight, my raptur'd soul,
Can here no longer stay;

Though Jordan's waves around me roll,
Fearless I'd launch away.

Who sued so humbly for re-lief, That I could nev

The tokens in his hands I knew, My Sa-vior stood before my eyes!

I had not pow'r to ask his name, Whither he went, or whence he came;

He spake, and my poor name he nam'd,' Of me thou hast not been ashamed;

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lu jah! Praise ye the Lord.

2. "Pilgrim thou dost justly call me, Travelling through this lonely void; But no ill shall e'er befall me,

While I'm blest with such a Guide.

“Oh, I'm bound for the kingdom, &c."

3. Such a Guide! no guide attends thee,
Hence for thee my fears arise:
If some guardian power defend thee,
'Tis unseen by mortal eyes.

"Oh, I'm bound for the kingdom, &c."

4. "Yes, unseen; but still believe me,
Such a guide my steps attend;
He'll in every strait relieve me,
He will guide me to the end;

"For I'm bound for the kingdom, &c."

5. Pilgrim, see that stream before thee,
Darkly rolling through the vale;
Should its boisterous waves roll o'er thee,
Would not then thy courage fail?

"No! I'm bound for the kingdom, &c." 6. "No; that stream has nothing frightful, To its brink my steps I'll bend; Thence to plunge 'twill be delightful; There my pilgrimage will end.

For I'm bound for the kingdom, &c."
7. While I gazed, with speed surprising,
Down the vale she plunged from sight,
Gazing still, I saw her rising,
Like an angel clothed in light!

Oh, she's gone to the kingdom,—
Will you follow her to glory?
Hallelujah! Praise ye the Lord.