Great Auditorium, Ocean Grove, NJ
CAMP MEETING WEEK
An hour and a
world away
is a charming
place we love to stay,
where time
stands still a little while,
in fact, some
call it, “God’s Square Mile.”
Our spiritual
retreat vacation
at this gem
within our nation
is where we
find more than we seek,
at Ocean Grove,
Camp Meeting Week.
The Great
Auditorium’s surrounded
by quaint tent
houses, abounded
by flower
gardens, every hue;
coral, magenta,
lavender blue.
Great preachers
come from far and near,
expectant
pilgrims come to hear
the preaching
and angelic choir
as the great
pipe organ sends its fire
of resounding
music through the air,
inviting all
who will to prayer.
All this takes
place beside the sea
in a grove of
sweet tranquility.
Stroll tented
lanes in ocean breeze,
past
tabernacle, B & Bs;
Victorian
landmarks give a show
of “painted
ladies” row on row.
Visit eateries,
little stores
and take the
garden trolley tour.
This Jersey
shore town gives to each
respite,
chapels, sandy beach,
a quiet
boardwalk and pavilion,
where perhaps,
more than a million
over the years
have stopped and heard
Gospel concerts
and God’s good Word.
So come, find
more than you may seek
at Ocean Grove,
Camp Meeting Week.
Maude Carolan Pych
