JOY
THE JOY "In your presence is fullness of joy ." Psalm 16:11 "There, in your blissful presence, reigns Immortal joy serene; No wintry storms are heard to roar, Nor desolation seen. "Around you flow unmixed delights, The rivers deep and wide; While from the ocean of your love, Proceeds an endless tide. "You of all joy the center are; Oh! never from my soul depart; Blest Jesus! let your saving love, Like dew, drop gently from above." When the Christian has passed the valley of life, and is done with mortal care and grief, the Savior will welcome him home to glory with this joyful invitation, "Enter into the joy of your Lord." Then begins the heavenly joy of the believer. He rests with Jesus and enters into the joy of his Lord. And what is this joy? What is there about it that is so attractive? It is a joy unspeakable and full of glory. The pen cannot describe it, nor the ...