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TO BE OR NOT TO BE

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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 1, 1869

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 33, No. 23.

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“TO BE OR NOT TO BE.”

By S. M. F.

Oft recurs the startling question, To the thoughtful Christian's heart, Shall my life be worth the living, Missed by all when called to part? Or shall I sit with arms enfeebled, Drifting down life's rapid stream, Lulled to sleep by earthly music, Waking, find my bliss a dream?
Shall the heavy cross be taken, And the weary shoulders ache, With the weight of many a burden, Carried for the Saviour's sake? Or shall we shun the many trials Which Christ's chosen children bear, And seek for ease 'mid earthly pleasures, Finding broken cisterns there?
Shall we visit homes of sorrow, Binding up the bleeding heart, Making sunshine by our presence, Bidding darkest clouds depart? Or shall we, like the priest and Levite, Finding suffering at our feet, Close our ears to all its anguish, Turn and coldly cross the street?
Shall we plead with erring natures For the debt they owe their Lord? Shall we prove by lives of sermons, “Enochs” still may “walk with God?” Fellow-travelers on life's highway! Ye can be whate'er ye will; Christ has given strength to others— Asking brings the blessing still.
—Selected for REVIEW by S. M. F.