Faith and Action by Norman Macleod

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Oct 6, 1904

Faith and Action

By Norman Macleod

*Courage, brother! do not stumble, Though thy path be dark as night; There's a star to guide the humble,— “Trust in God, and do the right.”*

*Let the road be rough and dreary, And its end far out of sight, Foot it bravely: strong or weary, “Trust in God, and do the right.”*

*Perish policy and cunning; Perish all that fears the light; Whether losing, whether winning, “Trust in God, and do the right.”*

*Trust no party, sect, or faction; Trust no leaders in the fight; But in every word and action “Trust in God, and do the right.”*

*Trust no lovely forms of passion; Fiends may look like angels bright; Trust no custom, school, or fashion; “Trust in God, and do the right.”*

*Simple rule, and safest guiding, Inward peace, and inward might, Star upon our path abiding, “Trust in God, and do the right.”*

*Some will hate thee, some will love thee, Some will flatter, some will slight; Cease from man, and look above thee; “Trust in God, and do the right.”*

—Norman Macleod.