The following poem was quoted on my friend Cindy Swanson's blog. What an excellent tribute to a Soldier of the Cross who has received the call to "come home". May we live our lives for Christ in such a way that we will hear the Father's "well done" when we come to the end of this earthly pilgrimage.
WELL DONE !!!
"Servant of God, well done,
Rest from thy loved employ;
The battle is fought, the vict'ry won,
Enter thy Master's joy.
The voice at midnight came
He started up to hear
A mortal arrow pierced his frame
He fell--but felt no fear.
The pains of death are past,
Labor and sorrow cease;
And life's long warfare closed at last,
His soul is found in peace.
Soldier of Christ, well done!
Begin thy new employ;
And while eternal ages run,
Rest in thy Savior's joy."
- James Montgomery
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