Far out in space where there is ample
room
And where primeval element abounds,
This Father has been working, and still
works,
Fashioning a world on which to place
His children. Without proper form,
and void,
In the beginning, this new world has passed
From one stage to another, until now
It rolls in space, an orb in beauty clad,
A world on which a human race may dwell.
This Father to his children thus doth
speak:
“The time has come for you to leave
this home—
This first estate, and take another step
Along progression’s path. A
new-formed world
Is ready to receive you, and to clothe
You in another body. You will then
Learn many things you cannot here receive.
A veil will then be drawn before your
eyes
That you will be unable to look back
To us. Alone you’ll have to
stand; be tried
To see if faithful you will still remain.
There’s darkness in that world;
and sin will come
And pain and suffering such as now you
know
Not of. But these will only clearly
show
How good is righteousness, and how much
more
To be desired the light than darkness
is.
Yet, you shall not be wholly left alone;
My ministering angels shall keep watch,
And near you all the time my power shall
be,
To help you in your direst hours of need.
My sons and daughters, as you now do live
Within your Father’s ever-watchful
care,
Know this that always shall his loving
arm
Extended be to you; the Father-heart
And Mother-heart eternally do yearn
And feel for you in sorrow or in pain.
Where’er you are, you’re still
within my reach.
If you’ll but turn to me, I’ll
hear your cries
And answer you in my good time and place.
Go forth as you are called, the lessons
learn
Of earthly school; fear only sin; abide
By law, nor seek to be a law unto
Yourselves, for by eternal law the worlds
Are formed, redeemed, and brought to perfectness,
Together with all flesh which on them
live.
Go forth. Be worthy to come back
again
And be partakers of all heights and depths,
Things present, things to come, yea, life
or death,
And it shall be my pleasure to bestow
Upon you all there is eternally.”
Joy fills this Father’s
children, and with one
United voice of
gladness do they sing:
“Thanks, Father, kind
and good for what you’ve done;
Thanks for the
added blessings which you bring.
O glorious, wond’rous
truth that we have found:
The course of
Gods’ is one eternal round!”