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 Changed only as made richer in its flow And deeper far; as if, checked for a time By separation, it the while had swelled, Till ready, like a flood, to force its way. These shall such greeting give thee as shall thrill Thy raptured spirit, ne'er again to know Unquenched affection's thirst; while high above Thou seest writ in words of flashing light: "No pang, no death, no partings, evermore!"

Heaven! 'Tis no misty dream. What mortal eye— Unlifted yet the veil—hath never seen, Nor can, with keenest glance; what mortal ear, Though listening all attent, hath never heard, Even in faint echoes, God himself hath shown To loving hearts and true. By visions clear And words celestial, whispered soft and sweet In the rapt spirit's depths, revealed have been Mysteries of life and beauty, love and joy, That from of old await the sons of God, Their heritage, reserved till their glad feet