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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 20, 1914

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 91, No. 34.

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Lichens

By ELIZA H. MORTON

ELIZA H. MORTON
The lichens of the wood are green, Fine furred, and starred with red, And fringed with amber, clear and bright, Upon a rocky bed.
The lowest of the lowly they, In frost they do not pine, Nor blanche in heat; ’tis theirs to cling As to the oak the vine:
Yet strong in humbleness,— shining As silver on the stone Among the hills, like orange stains, Reflecting sunsets lone.
And so the Christian life is green, And pure, and starred with love, Apart from worldly aims and plans, Reflecting light above.
The weaving of life’s tapestries, Slow-fingered, constant, sure, Upon the one eternal Rock Is that which will endure.
Portland, Maine.