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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Mar 14, 1912

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 89, No. 11.

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Wave and Tide

ON the far reef the breakers recoil in shattered foam, While still the sea behind them urges its forces home: Its song of triumph surges o’er all the thunderous din; The wave may break in failure, but the tide is sure to win.
The reef is strong and cruel; upon its jagged wall One wave, a score, a hundred, broken and beaten, fall: Yet in defeat they conquer; the sea comes flooding in, Wave upon wave is routed, but the tide is sure to win.
O mighty sea! thy message in clanging spray is cast, Within God’s plan of progress; it matters not at last How wide the shores of evil, how strong the reefs of sin, The waves may be defeated, but the tide is sure to win! — The Outlook.