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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 6, 1910

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 87, No. 40.

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COURAGE

BECAUSE I hold it sinful to despond, And will not let the bitterness of life Blind me with burning tears, but look beyond Its tumults and its strife; Because I lift my head above the mist, Where the sun shines, and the broad breezes blow, By every ray and every rain-drop kissed, That God's love doth bestow;—
Think you I find no bitterness at all? No burden to be borne, like Christian's pack? Think you there are no ready tears to fall Because I keep them back?
Why should I hug life's ills with cold reserve To curse myself and all who love me? Nay! A thousand times more good than I deserve God gives me every day; And in each one of these rebellious tears, Kept bravely back, he makes a rainbow shine; Grateful I take his slightest gift; no fears Nor any doubts are mine.
Dark skies must clear, and when the clouds are past, One golden day redeems a weary year; Patient I listen, sure that sweet at last Will sound his voice of cheer.
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