Deathless principle! arise; <br />Soar, thou native of the skies; <br />Pearl of price, by Jesus bought, <br />To His glorious likeness wrought, <br />Go, to shine before His throne; <br />Deck His mediatorial crown; <br />Go, His triumphs to adorn; <br />Made for God, to God return. <br /> <br />Lo! He beckons from on high, <br />Fearless to His presence fly; <br />Thine the merit of His blood, <br />Thine the righteousness of God. <br />Angels joyful to attend, <br />Hovering round thy pillow bend; <br />Wait to catch the signal given, <br />And escort thee quick to heaven. <br /> <br />Shudder not to pass the stream; <br />Venture all thy care on Him;- <br />Him whose dying love and power <br />Stilled its tossing, hushed its roar: <br />Safe is the expanded wave; <br />Gentle as a summer's eve: <br />Not one object of His care <br />Ever suffered shipwreck there. <br /> <br />See the haven full in view; <br />Love divine shall bear thee through. <br />Trust to that propitious gale; <br />Weigh thy anchor, spread thy sail. <br />Saints in glory, perfect made, <br />Wait thy passage through the shade; <br />Ardent for thy coming o'er, <br />See! they throng the blissful shore. <br /> <br />Mount, their transports to improve; <br />Join the longing choir above; <br />Swiftly to their wish be given; <br />Kindle higher joy in heaven.- <br />Such the prospects that arise <br />To the dying Christian's eyes; <br />Such the glorious vista, Faith <br />Opens through the shades of death.<br /><br />Augustus Montague Toplady<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/deathless-principle-arise/
