Friday, June 11, 2004

Delayed Honor

Jerusalem the golden with milk and honey blest
Beneath thy contemplation sink heart and soul opprest
I know not, oh, I know not what joy awaits us there
What radiancy of glory, what bliss beyond compare

They stand, the halls of Zion all jubilant with song
And bright with many an angel and all the martyr song
The Prince is ever with them; the daylight is serene
The patures of the blessed are decked with glorious sheen

There is the throne of David; and there from care released
The shout of them that triumph, the song of them that feast
And they who with their Leader have conquered in the fight
Forever and forever are clad in robes of white

Oh sweet and blessed country; the home of God's elect
Oh sweet and blessed country that eager hearts expect
Jesus, in mercy bring us to that dear land of rest
Who art, with God the Father and Spirit, ever best

The Lutheran Hymnal #613

In Memory of Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004)

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