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SPIRITUAL MAGAZINE NO. 15
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| And also can we say |
| That on the judgment day |
| The one will be rejoicing, |
| The other mourning stay. |
| 8. |
| Christ tells us very plainly |
| The gate is open wide |
| And many enter vainly |
| In worldliness and pride; |
| The way is very broad, |
| It is an easy road, |
| Which leadeth to destruction |
| And sorrow's dread abode. |
| 9. |
| We read with greatest wonder |
| In many places more, |
| That Christ with trumpet's thunder, |
| While angels round Him soar, |
| Will come upon that day, |
| The Holy Scriptures say, |
| When everything material |
| Will crash and pass away. |
| 10. |
| And then must all assemble |
| To meet His searching glance, |
| Both strong and weak will tremble |
| To see that countenance, |
| The reckoning to hear, |
| What each in his career |
| Has done of good or evil — |
| Oh, children, think and fear. |
| 11. |
| Our secret inclinations |
| Will then be open thrown, |
| Our strongest aspirations |
| Will in the light be shown, |
