  And He showed me a River, whose life-giving waters Are pure and like crystal so clear. It flows from the throne of the merciful Father, And Jesus our Saviour so dear. In the streets of the City and sides of the river The Tree of eternal Life grows; Its fruits are all savoury, its leaves are all healthy, And healing to every one flows. No curse shall be found in that city so glorious, Where God and the Lamb ever reign; There His servants shall serve Him, His children shall see Him, His name in their foreheads remain. No night shall be there,—neither candle nor sunlight,— The Lord shall in glory there shine; There in bliss they will reign, for the Lord God hath said it, The God of the prophets divine. “Behold, I come quickly, to bless him that keepeth The sayings and words of this book; Then seal not these prophecies, telling of judgment, But let them all into it look. “The time is at hand, and the unjust shall perish, The filthy shall filthy remain, The righteous shall still with more righteousness glitter, The holy his pureness retain. “Behold, I come quickly, let all this remember, My righteous reward is with Me; And surely to each one will I give a portion, According as his works shall be. “As I am the Alpha, so I am Omega,— The First and the Last and the All; And he who puts trust in the Offspring of David, Shall stand and shall nevermore fall.” The Bride and the Spirit together are saying: “Oh, come to Him, thirsty one, come!” And he who will hear it, and he who will have it, May drink of that water from Home. Once more He who testifieth all these things saith: “Surely I will speedily come.” My heart, with a longing response, gives the answer: “Even so, Lord Jesus! oh come!” Rev. F. J. Ochse. [Image of decorative bar not available.] |
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