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Memoirs of William Miller - Sylvester Bliss

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Where saints immortal reign;<br />

Infinite day excludes the night,<br />

And pleasures banish pain,’ etc.<br />

“He was also very fond <strong>of</strong> hearing --<br />

“‘In the midst <strong>of</strong> temptation, and sorrow, and<br />

strife,<br />

And evils unnumbered, <strong>of</strong> this bitter life,<br />

I look to a blessed earth, free from all care,<br />

The kingdom <strong>of</strong> Jesus, and long to be there.<br />

Long to be there, long to be there,<br />

The kingdom <strong>of</strong> Jesus, and long to be there,’<br />

etc.<br />

“Such views <strong>of</strong> the future glory tended to<br />

mitigate the pains <strong>of</strong> his body, which, at times,<br />

were violent.<br />

“‘Happy the spirit released from its clay,’<br />

was one <strong>of</strong> the hymns in which he was deeply<br />

interested during the last four weeks <strong>of</strong> his life. It<br />

was sung by his children, and those who visited<br />

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