Those God-Made Men by Edw. J. Urquhart

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jan 16, 1913

Those God-Made Men

By Edw. J. Urquhart

EDW. J. URQUHART

By single act great men were never made; But conquering self in battles daily fought, And walking day by day the paths they ought, When crisis came then stood they unafraid,

While other hearts were crushed before the gale; The secret of their strength is traced to days Of patient toil in paths of duty's ways, Till stood they firm as oak within the vale.

But men guessed not the secret of their power Gained by a life of toil, of prayers, and tears, Which filled so very full the passing years— Trained thus by God to stand in tempest's hour.

And so when came the test, as tests will come, They chose the better part, while men looked on Ennobled by the deeds their hands had done, Inspired again to press toward God and home.

Thus when the day of need God's help demands, God has a man trained for the time and place, True to the trust and strengthened for the race: So comprehensive is our Father's plans.

Winton, Cal.