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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Apr 20, 1905

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 82, No. 16.

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To-day and To-morrow

By William Brickey

WILLIAM BRICKEY
“Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.” Prov. 27:1.
O BOAST not thyself of to-morrow; Thou knowest not what it may bring: Thy heart it may burden with sorrow, Thy soul be unable to sing. To-day, it is thine to win laurels By battle with wrong for the right; To-morrow may end all your quarrels By turning your day into night.
But fret not thyself for to-morrow, The future will care for itself; Much trouble is easy to borrow, More easily borrowed than pelf. To-day, it is yours, with its burden; You can not escape what is here: To-morrow may bring you the guerdon; Your troubles may all disappear.
Then fret not nor boast for to-morrow, What good or what ill may betide; If time bring you pleasure or sorrow, Remember the Lord will provide. The hairs of your head he has numbered, He feedeth the fowls of the air; Then why should your thoughts be encumbered With doubts of his fatherly care?