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Literary
September 3, 1837
Southern Christian Advocate
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
A devotional reflection for believers on the consolation of eternal life in heaven amidst earthly trials, drawing from scripture and including verses on the joys of divine death and heavenly grace.
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THE BELIEVER'S HOPE.
How consoling to the believer it is to know that when this earthly tabernacle is dissolved, he has "a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens." That though trials and afflictions may encompass his progress through this "vale of tears," he has an abiding place on high, where Jesus sitteth at the right hand of God. And when life is fast ebbing away, and mourning friends are gathered around his dying bed, he can bid adieu to this world and its vanities, and gazing with a fearless eye on "Jordan's stormy banks," exclaim, "Though I walk through the valley and shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me, thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me."
"Oh, the delights, the heav'nly joys,
The glories of the place,
Where Jesus sheds the brightest beams
Of his o'erflowing grace!"
How desirable must it then be, to walk in the paths of holiness, and keep our eyes steadily fixed on the heavenly Canaan, that we may "die the death of the righteous, and our last end be like his."
"Clasped in my heavenly Father's arms,
I would forget my breath,
And lose my life among the charms
Of so divine a death."
THE BELIEVER'S HOPE.
How consoling to the believer it is to know that when this earthly tabernacle is dissolved, he has "a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens." That though trials and afflictions may encompass his progress through this "vale of tears," he has an abiding place on high, where Jesus sitteth at the right hand of God. And when life is fast ebbing away, and mourning friends are gathered around his dying bed, he can bid adieu to this world and its vanities, and gazing with a fearless eye on "Jordan's stormy banks," exclaim, "Though I walk through the valley and shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me, thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me."
"Oh, the delights, the heav'nly joys,
The glories of the place,
Where Jesus sheds the brightest beams
Of his o'erflowing grace!"
How desirable must it then be, to walk in the paths of holiness, and keep our eyes steadily fixed on the heavenly Canaan, that we may "die the death of the righteous, and our last end be like his."
"Clasped in my heavenly Father's arms,
I would forget my breath,
And lose my life among the charms
Of so divine a death."
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
Poem
Hymn Or Psalm
What themes does it cover?
Religious
Death Mortality
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Believers Hope
Eternal Heaven
Valley Of Death
Heavenly Joys
Divine Death
Paths Of Holiness
Literary Details
Title
The Believer's Hope
Form / Style
Devotional Prose With Verse Stanzas
Key Lines
"Though I Walk Through The Valley And Shadow Of Death, I Will Fear No Evil: For Thou Art With Me, Thy Rod And Thy Staff, They Comfort Me."
"Oh, The Delights, The Heav'nly Joys,\Nthe Glories Of The Place,\Nwhere Jesus Sheds The Brightest Beams\Nof His O'erflowing Grace!"
"Clasped In My Heavenly Father's Arms,\Ni Would Forget My Breath,\Nand Lose My Life Among The Charms\Nof So Divine A Death."