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The Disappointed

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Dec 30, 1915

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 92, No. 64.

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The Disappointed

By L. D. SANTEE

L. D. SANTEE
A SONG for the disappointed, Whose efforts have seemed in vain; Who have drunk of the waters of Marah, And trodden the grapes of pain; Whose efforts were crowned with failure, Hurled back in the gloom of defeat; Who walk in the paths of sorrow, With weary and bleeding feet; Who have gazed with earnest longing Afar at the night of the sky, And have seen the bright stars thronging, As they move in their splendor by, And have thought, while the world was sleeping, Of the victor crowned with cheers, While to them belonged the weeping, And the willow, and the tears.
A song for the disappointed, Who have borne the heaviest cross; Who have failed in the race, and with saddened face Have suffered regret and loss; Who have failed in life's great conflict, And are only left to drain From the bitter cup of failure The wine from the grapes of pain.
A song for the disappointed, Who have gazed with anguished eyes, While others more swift, with friends to assist, Have carried away the prize; And while praises greet the victors, Those who in the strife prevail, O, let my song, as it floats along, Give honor to those who fail!