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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Apr 13, 1916

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 93, No. 19.

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By Worthie Harris Holden

WORTHIE HARRIS HOLDEN
FIRM on the battlements of truth and right Stand Gideon's host as watchmen of the night; Naught swerves them from their post and duty's call, For through their vigilance the foe must fall. But, with a venomed tongue, well masked with guile, The archdeceiver with a luring smile Suggests the faults and motives of each other, And each accosts his neighbor, friend and brother, Till he deserts his armor, shorn of might. The foe attacks, and conquers in the fight.
Was this a dream? Shall God's own chosen be Enslaved and taken captive readily? Can those who seek communion of high heaven Befoul their mouths with tales by Satan given? If undefiled we walk the narrow way, Must noble thoughts be our delight for aye? Ah! words translate the heart, and mirror fair The image and the superscription there. Thy God in judgment sits. The hour is late. With solemn mien thy final sentence wait.