THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 2691, 11 November 1876, Page 2

THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY.

Could we but know The Und the* ends our dark uncertain tnvel. Where lie those happier hill* and metdove low, And, if beyond the spirit's utmrst e*>*il Aught of that countrj ahould we rarely know, Who would not go ? Might we not hear The hovering angel*' high imagined chorus, Or o»tch, belimea, with wakrful eye* aad clear, One radunt viata of the rralms before ua— With one rapt moment gmn to ccc and hear, Ah, who would fear P Were we quite sure To find the p«erte»s friend who left as lonely, Or there by imne celeatUt *trean •• pare, To.ff.az3 in eyes that hero were luTr-Iti only — This weary mortal coil, were we quite sure, Who would endure ? THE ANSWER. *• Who woald not (to " With buoyant •tent, to gun that blewcd portal, Which opena to the land we lung to know? Where ahall be »atiaSed the aoul'« ircm. rUI, Where we ahall drop the wtarjing atd th« woe In retting *o ? " Ah, who would fear t " Sin^e aometimea, through the dutaot p«*rlj portal, Unclosing to tome happy aoal »>ne«r, We catoh & glfam of gl< rioua iife immortal And atraina of hrsveuly tnuiio taintlj h*ar # Breathing good cheer. " Who would endure " To walk in doubt and darknoa with misgivings When He, whoee tender pn>mi*ea »n* aare^ The Crucified, the Lord, the E««r-li»ing, Keeps us those " manaiooa M c Tensor* eecure, By water* pure? " Oh, wondroua land !** Fcirer than all our spirit's fairest dreaming j " J£j* hath not Been," nor ear can nndtv* stand The things prepared, the doodle** radiane* atreaming. How longingly we wait oar Lord* «oa> maud— Hie opening hand ! Ob, dear one* there. Whose Toicea, hushed, have left our pathway lonely, We come, ere long, jour bleaaed home to share ; We take the guiding band ; we trust it onlySeeing, by faith, beyond tbta clouded air, Thailand so fair !