p. 206 | Noble Lives by McDougall

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 9, 1874

Noble Lives.

By McDougall

There are hearts that never falter In the battle for the right ; There are ranks which never alter Watching through the darkest night. And the agony of sharing In the fiercest of the strife, Only gives a nobler daring, Only makes a grander life.

There are those who never weary, Bearing suffering and wrong ; Though the way is long and dreary, It is vocal with their song ; While their spirits in God's furnace, Bending to his gracious will, Are fashioned in a purer mold, By his loving, matchless skill.

There are those whose loving mission 'Tis to bind the bleeding heart ; And to teach the calm submission Where the pain and sorrow smart. They are angels, bearing to us Love's rich ministry of peace ; While the night is nearing to us, And life's bitter trials cease.

There are those who battle slander, Envy, jealousy, and hate ; Who would rather die than pander To the passions of earth's great ; And no earthly power can crush them, They dread not the tyrant's frown ; Neither fear, nor favor hush them, Never bind their spirits down.

These, these alone are truly great ; These are the conquerors of fate ; These truly live, they never die ; But, clothed with immortality, When they shall lay their armor down, Shall enter and obtain the crown.

—McDougall.