The Trouble and the Cure by S. O. James

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jul 8, 1909

The Trouble and the Cure

By S. O. James

S. O. JAMES

There are letters that ought to be written, There are kind words that ought to be said, To the souls that have been sorely smitten, To hearts that have recently bled;

But the cares of this earth-life are pressing, They are claiming my hands and my mind; O, is it not sad and distressing When a worker has fallen behind!

I know you are sick of transgression, Being bound by the enemy’s chain; But the Master will hear your confession, And kindly employ you again.

Don’t question, like poor doubting Thomas, And say, “If he’d show his dear face,”— But remind him just now of his promise, And claim the abundance of grace.

Spencer, Iowa.