>”Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.” Psalm 122:2
‘Praying’ Payson, when approaching the end of life:
“The celestial city is full in my view. Its glories beam upon me, its breezes fan me, its odors are wafted to me, its sounds strike upon my ears, and its spirit is breathed into my heart. Nothing separates me from it but the river of death, which now appears but as an insignificant rill, that may be crossed at a single step, whenever God shall give permission. The Sun of Righteousness has been gradually drawing nearer and nearer, appearing larger and brighter as he approached, and now he fills the whole hemisphere – pouring forth a flood of glory, in which I seem to float like an insect in the beams of the sun; exulting, yet almost trembling, while I gaze on this excessive brightness, and wondering with unutterable wonder why God should deign thus to shine upon a sinful worm.” ~Edward Payson, 1783- 1827. Works, i. 407.
“Praying Payson Of Portland” – Leonard Ravenhill (1 min)