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A Seaside Reverie

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Mar 28, 1907

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 84, No. 13.

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A Seaside Reverie

By Lulah K. Anderson

SEA murmurs lulled me to sleep one night And I slept till morn, when a flood of light Startled me. And lo! a picture grand To challenge the skill of an artist's hand. Old ocean's waves with diamonds crowned Were dancing and tossing with joyous bound; And each, rushing on in wild, restless chase, Seemed trying more jewels to gain in the race.
This marvelous scene my mirror caught And reflecting to me, awakened my thought; And there fell on my ear the murmur low Of the sea's matin song in its ebb and flow.
The lesson which came to my heart that hour Was simple and plain, yet full of power. Our lives, though billow-tossed they be, May speak God's glory — as does the sea, For the Christian heart should surge and beat With a love, as wide as the boundless deep; And a hidden power — to move and sway, Like nature revealed in the sea that day; A power that sparkles with God's own light, Buoyant—inspiring—glorious—bright. —Lulah K. Anderson.