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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Dec 19, 1912

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 89, No. 51.

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Hope

By MRS. M. K. EMERSON

MRS. M. K. EMERSON
O star of hope, diffuse thy rays, So gentle, kindly, bright; Dispel the gloomy mists that rise, With thy transcendent light.
O quicken into living flame The fading, dying spark, Oft trembling in the human breast, And struggling in the dark!
And may thy beams bring back to life— The icy, chilling thought— All efforts vain, unrecognized, And sinking into naught.
Though oft depressed by pang and care, Illumined by thy ray, I catch the music of the spheres, And follow in thy way.
O star celestial, born of heaven! Blest anchor of the soul! Secure, undaunted, may I rest In thy sublime control.
Philadelphia, Pa.