A Sunset Lesson

This evening I saw the sun set

   Behind the mountain dim ;

It dropped from behind a beautiful cloud ,

   All gold around its rim .

And as the sun sank down to rest ,

   Beneath its bed of gold ,

It filled my soul with rapture ,

   Its beauty to behold .

O that my life ,at close of day ,

    May be as supremely bright ,

As I pass on from this present world

     To the realms of endless light ;

That a golden crown may await me there .

     As bright as this golden sky ,

And that I may dwelt forever there ,

    In that beautiful home on high

Jan Bagwell

God Bless !