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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · May 12, 1910

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 87, No. 19.

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Our Home Port

By Delwin Rees Buckner

DELWIN REES BUCKNER
THE wave-lashed, weather-beaten bark that brings Its fragrant spices, woven silks, and gold, Piled on its decks and stored within its hold, Rich treasures that would gladden any king,
Is glad to anchor in some friendly bay And leave the blinding mists and heaving swells; Is glad to hear again the sweet-toned bells That call God's faithful to his house to pray.
But gladder far than any homesick crew, That plant their feet upon their native beach And tread familiar, tree-flanked streets once more, I'll be, if rich in faith, if tried, but true, In God's own time it be my lot to reach That golden city on the distant shore.
Ambato, Ecuador.