THROUGH TRIALS by Rosegarten

Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · May 10, 1883

THROUGH TRIALS.

By Rosegarten

Through night to light. And though to mortal eyes Creation's face a pall of horror wears, Good cheer, good cheer! the gloom of midnight flies, There shall a sunshine follow, mild and fair.

Through storm to calm. And though his thunder car The rumbling tempest drives through earth and sky, Good cheer, good cheer! The elemental war Tells that a blessed healing hour is nigh.

Through frost to spring. And though the biting blast Of Boreas stiffens nature's juicy veins, Good cheer, good cheer! When winter's wrath is past, Soft murmuring spring breathes sweetly o'er the plains.

Through strife to peace. And though with bristling front, A thousand frightful deaths encompass thee, Good cheer, good cheer! Brave thou the battle's brunt, For the peace march and song of victory.

Through cross to crown. And though thy spirit's life Trials untold assail with giant strength, Good cheer, good cheer! Soon ends the bitter strife, And thou shalt reign in peace with Christ at length.

Through death to life. And through this vale of tears, And through this thistle-field of life, ascend To the great supper, in that world whose years Of bliss unfading, cloudless, know no end. —Rosegarten.