​One night i had a dream

It seemed so very real 

I have never, in all my life 

seen a river

But i sat down by one in a field

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The landscape was beyond description

Breathtaking is really the word

I was startled when i heard my name 

Called in a voice that could scarcely be heard

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I turned and saw my saviour

I knew him by his gentle smile

He carried a heavy cross

"This cross is for you mt child"

"But master, I cried in anguish

the crosses I now bear"

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He Smiled his smile of love

"There are no crosses in my mansion of rest,

Take this one along

It will be heavy at times, my child

But with you I will travel

I will lift the load

And when we come to the end of the way 

A crown shall be your reward."

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I fell at the feet of my saviour

"I will carry two instead of one 

if thou wilt with me abide"

Again he smiles his smile of love

"i will be with you all the way

for my cross is the path to glory

into everlasting day."

I lifted the cross from his shoulder 

And placed it on my own

He took my hands in his 

And down through the dark path we roamed

I saw the gates of heaven and heard the angels sing. ​​