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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jan 23, 1908

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 85, No. 4.

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Let Me but Live

By Henry Van Dyke

LET me but live my life from year to year, With forward face and unreluctant soul, Not hastening to, nor turning from, the goal; Not mourning for the things that disappear In the dim past, nor holding back in fear From what the future veils, but with a whole And happy heart, that pays its toll To Youth and Age, and travels on with cheer.
So let the way wind up the hill or down, Though rough or smooth, the journey will be joy; Still seeking what I sought when but a boy,— New friendship, high adventure, and a crown. I shall grow old, but never lose life's zest, Because the road's last turn will be the best.
— Henry Van Dyke, D. D.