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BEYOND THE VEIL

These stammering lips, that now
So vainly strive to speak Thy praise—
Beyond the veil
Shall make the heaven of heavens resound
Through endless days.

These yearning eyes, that strain
To catch by faith a glimpse of Thee—
Beyond the veil
Shall see Thee as Thou art through all
Eternity.

These trembling hands, these feet,
That seek to serve so earnestly—
Beyond the veil
Shall for Thy Kingdom’s glorious work
Empowered be.

And this poor, throbbing heart,
That cannot now unfold its love—
Beyond the veil
Shall bloom and shower its fragrance through
The heaven above.

My soul, that neither seeks
Nor findeth here its perfect rest—
Beyond the veil
Shall in Thy likeness wake and be
Forever blest!
GERTRUDE W. SEIBERT.

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— June 15, 1912 —