THE QUIET LAND

Deut. xxvi. 9.

               Stillness midst the ever-changing,
                    Lord, my rest art Thou;
                                    So for me has dawned the morning,
                    God's eternal NOW.
                                    Now for me the day unsetting,
                    Now the song begun;
                                    Now, the deep surpassing glory,
                    Brighter than the sun.
                                    Hail! all hail! thou peaceful country
                    Of eternal calm;
                                    Summer land of milk and honey,
                    Where the streams are balm.
                                    There the Lord my Shepherd leads me,
                    Wheresoe'er He will;
                                    In the fresh green pastures feeds me,
                    By the waters still.
                                    Well I know them, those still waters!
                    Peace and rest at last;
                                    In their depths the quiet heavens
                    Tell the storms are past,
                                    Nought to mar the picture fair,
                    Of the glory resting there.
                    

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This document is from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library at Calvin College. Last updated on May 27, 1999. Contacting the CCEL.