ONLY BELIEVE by L. C. Nourse

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 20, 1879

ONLY BELIEVE.

By L. C. Nourse

Only believe! let your faith pierce the skies, And grasp with clear vision the throne of “our God.” Tho’ the billows of sin may wildly arise, Trust still in his promise, believe in his word. Have faith in the Saviour, who ruleth the storm, The Father, who constantly sits at the helm; Clasp your hand close in his, see his glorious form; Trust thou in Jesus, the Saviour of men.

Look up thro’ the tears that struggle for birth, Wrung out from a heart that with anguish is riven; Let the sunlight of love, beaming down upon earth, Lift your weak, struggling soul up to Heaven. “Only believe!” there is comfort and peace, Rest for the weary and hope for the faint, Courage and strength if we trust in his grace, Mercy and love awaiting each saint.

The life he has given may be taken again, And friends that we love may be torn from our hearts; We may journey alone o’er the desolate main, And longingly wait for the waters to part; And yet thro’ our tears we look calmly above, And smile thro’ heart-ache and pain that is given, Believe in God’s mercy, and trust in his love, And press thro’ the storm to the sunlight of Heaven.

L. C. Nourse.