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The Father’s Voice

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jun 6, 1907

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 84, No. 23.

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The Father’s Voice

By Edith Virginia Bradt

The heavens opened, and a voice was heard; And they who might have caught the precious word Stood by with hearts unheeding and unstirred.
The throngs were gathering to praise and pray, And some were seeking Jesus by the way; But no one knew the Father’s voice that day.
Some said a crash of thunder rent the air; Some, that an unseen angel came to bear A message to the Master waiting there.
If I had tarried with that multitude, And heard the voice which they misunderstood, Should I have known? I wonder if I should!
Or like the throng should I have been misled, And, heedless, let the message pass instead, Misunderstood and misinterpreted?
May I so live that in this latter day I may not miss the voice along the way, But hearing, understand it, and obey.
—Edith Virginia Bradt.