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Poem
March 18, 1858
The Prairie News
Okolona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi
What is this article about?
A devotional poem contemplating the impermanence of worldly pleasures, empires, and life, contrasting them with the eternal, forgiving, and rich heaven, where the speaker finds ultimate home and pursues through faith in Christ.
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POETRY.
Written for the News.
HEAVEN.
The faithless world promiscuous flows
Enrapt in fancy's vision,
Allured by sound, beguiled by shows,
And empty dreams, nor scarcely knows
There is a brighter heaven.
Fine gold will change and diamonds fade
Swift wings to wealth are given,
Alloying time our forms invade,
The seasons roll—night sinks in shade;
There's nothing lasts but heaven.
Creation's mighty fabric all,
Shall be to atoms riven;
The sky consumed, the planets fall—
Confusion rock this earthly ball;
There's nothing firm but heaven.
Empires decay and nations die,
Our hopes to winds are given,
The vernal blooms in ruin lie,
Death reigns o'er all below the sky;
There's nothing sure but heaven.
This world is poor from shore to shore,
And like a baseless vision—
It's lofty domes and brilliant ore,
And gems and crowns are vain and poor;
There's nothing rich but heaven.
A stranger lonely here I roam,
From place to place I'm driven,
My friends are gone and I'm in gloom,
This world is all a lonely tomb;
I have no home but heaven.
The clouds disperse, the light appears,
My sins I trust are all forgiven,
Triumphant grace hath quelled my fears.
Roll on ye suns, fly swift ye years.
I'm on my way to heaven.
Adieu to all below, adieu
Let life's dull charms be riven,
The charms of Christ have caught my view,
To worlds of light will I pursue:
To dwell with God in heaven.
Written for the News.
HEAVEN.
The faithless world promiscuous flows
Enrapt in fancy's vision,
Allured by sound, beguiled by shows,
And empty dreams, nor scarcely knows
There is a brighter heaven.
Fine gold will change and diamonds fade
Swift wings to wealth are given,
Alloying time our forms invade,
The seasons roll—night sinks in shade;
There's nothing lasts but heaven.
Creation's mighty fabric all,
Shall be to atoms riven;
The sky consumed, the planets fall—
Confusion rock this earthly ball;
There's nothing firm but heaven.
Empires decay and nations die,
Our hopes to winds are given,
The vernal blooms in ruin lie,
Death reigns o'er all below the sky;
There's nothing sure but heaven.
This world is poor from shore to shore,
And like a baseless vision—
It's lofty domes and brilliant ore,
And gems and crowns are vain and poor;
There's nothing rich but heaven.
A stranger lonely here I roam,
From place to place I'm driven,
My friends are gone and I'm in gloom,
This world is all a lonely tomb;
I have no home but heaven.
The clouds disperse, the light appears,
My sins I trust are all forgiven,
Triumphant grace hath quelled my fears.
Roll on ye suns, fly swift ye years.
I'm on my way to heaven.
Adieu to all below, adieu
Let life's dull charms be riven,
The charms of Christ have caught my view,
To worlds of light will I pursue:
To dwell with God in heaven.
What sub-type of article is it?
Hymn
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Religious Faith
Death Mourning
What keywords are associated?
Heaven
Faith
Transience
Eternity
Christian Devotion
Poem Details
Title
Heaven.
Subject
Written For The News
Key Lines
There's Nothing Lasts But Heaven.
There's Nothing Firm But Heaven.
There's Nothing Sure But Heaven.
There's Nothing Rich But Heaven.
I'm On My Way To Heaven.