Day of redemption! when shall we behold
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Day of redemption! when shall we beholdEarth overwhelmed with thy splendor untold?Dark is this desert, and weary our road;O for the day-spring that cometh from God!Deep are earth's shadows, its sorrows and gloom;Oft is its gladness laid low in the tomb:Joy and rejoicing like shadows depart,Grief and affliction abide in the heart.
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Many the sorrows this sad earth has known;Hopes have been withered, and hearts have been torn;Tears have been gushing from fountains of grief;O for that morning which brings us relief!Ah, we have tasted of blessings to come;On we have hasted to gain them at home;There, in the light of eternity's morn,Glad shall the saints sing the conquerors' song.