"Thine eyes shall see the King in His beauty; they shall behold the land that is very far off." (Is. 33:17.)

Thine eyes shall see !-yes, thine, who blind ere-while
Now trembling toward the new-found light dost flee;
Leave doubting, and look up with trustful smile,
Thine eyes shall see !

Thine eyes shall see !Not in some dream Elysian,-
Not in thy fancy, glowing though it be,-
Not even in faith, but in unvailed vision,
Thine eyes shall see!

Thine eyes shall see !Not on thyself depend
God's promises, the faithful, firm, and free ;
Ere they shall fail, earth, heaven itself, must end :
Thine eyes shall see !

Thine eyes shall see! Not in a swift glance cast,
Gleaming one ray to brighten memory,
But, while a glad eternity shall last,
Thine eyes shall see!

Thine eyes shall see the King! The very same
Whose love shone forth upon the cursed tree,-
Who bore thy guilt, who calleth thee by name ;
Thine eyes shall see!

Thine eyes shall see the King-the mighty One,
The many-crowned, the light-enrobed ! and He
Shall bid thee share the kingdom He hath won.
Thine eyes shall see!

And in His beauty! Stay thee, mortal song,-
The " altogether lovely "One must be
Unspeakable in glory,-yet, ere long,
Thine eyes shall see !

Yes ! though, the land be "very far" away,
A step-a moment-ends the toil for thee ;
Then, changing grief for gladness, night for day,
Thine eyes shall see !

F.H.R.