"YOU Will Show Me The Path Of Life; In YOUR Presence Is Fullness Of Joy."

Your eyes will see the King in HIS beauty!
(Alexander Smellie, "The Hour of Silence" 1899)

"Your eyes will see the King 
in HIS beauty! They will behold 
a far-distant land!" Isaiah 33:17 

If GOD is mine, then I shall dwell 
on high with HIM forever. I am traveling 
to a world where I shall be fully satisfied.

My intellect will have her blessing then. 
Just now I am learning many glorious 
lessons in the school of JESUS; but 
there are questions of the mind which 
remain unanswered, and problems which 
are still unsolved. But by and by I shall 
know even as also I am known--
clearly, unerringly, perfectly.

My conscience will have her blessing then. 
Since CHRIST became mine, her troublesome 
accusations have been stilled, and her 
governing power has been restored. 
But she has her fears even yet, and 
her difficulties and uncertainties. 
It is not quite the full noon in the realm 
of conscience. But, when she walks with 
the LAMB in white, all the shadows will be gone.

My will, too, will have her blessing then. 
By the grace of GOD, I have an obedient 
will now, whose delight is to run the way 
of the MASTER'S commandments. Yes--
but traces of the old rebelliousness linger 
within me, to my own sorrow and shame. 
When I see the King, I shall gladly serve 
HIM day and night!

And my heart will have her blessing then. 
JESUS has met her craving for love; 
and yet she is crying out for more 
of HIS presence and HIMSELF--
more and more! 

But, in the far-distant land, my heart's 
most daring requests will find their fullest 
response, and she is content and at rest.

What stores of happiness, what rivers 
of pleasures, are at HIS right hand!

"YOU will show me the path of life; 
in YOUR presence is fullness of joy, 
at YOUR right hand there are pleasures 
forevermore!" Psalm 16:11 

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