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Beyond the Sunset are the Hills of God.

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Gleaming folds of read and gold linger in the western sky;     Fleecy clouds of purest tint, mingle with the purple dye.     Faintly to the dreamy mind comes the sound of earthly life;     Far beyond the shining banks, cometh rest from worldly strife.     Through the sunset's misty veil, now we look with longing eyes,     To behold more beauteous sight than the evening's glor'ous skies.     Slowly now the red banks part, showing what is hidden there;     Flushing hills of shadowy light, piercing through the dark'ning air.     Like the rainbow's promise clear, God has placed His emblem there,     Giving life and trust to all, love unbounded, rich and rare.     Glimpses of a life beyond come to each faint, weary heart,     And we long for that bright shore where the loved ones ne'er shall part.     Strange, that souls should still live on, hopeless with their hidden pain;     When, would they but read the skies, heaven and hope would come again.     Though the life be weary spent, evening brings the glory near;     And beyond the sunset's glow, grand the hills of God appear.

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