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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Mar 10, 1910

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 87, No. 10.

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These Are Not Lost

By Richard Metcalf

The look of sympathy, the gentle word, Spoken so low that only angels heard; The secret act of pure self-sacrifice, Unseen by men, but marked by angels' eyes — These are not lost.
The happy dreams that gladdened all our youth, When dreams had less of self and more of truth; The childhood's faith, so tranquil and so sweet, Which sat like Mary at the Master's feet — These are not lost.
The kindly plan devised for others' good, So seldom guessed, so little understood, The quiet, steadfast love that strove to win Some wanderer from the ways of sin — These are not lost.
Not lost, O Lord! for in thy city bright Our eyes shall see the past by clearer light, And things long hidden from our gaze below, Thou wilt reveal; and we shall surely know These are not lost.
— Richard Metcalf.