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FULL-ORBED MANHOOD

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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Apr 22, 1903

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 29, No. 16.

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FULL-ORBED MANHOOD

By John Troland

[John Troland in Springfield Republican.]
He stands the test where souls are tried And truest honor finds, Who conquers manfully the pride That rules in feebler minds; Who seeks not rest in life's career, Nor yet beyond the grave; Whose heaven is duty's noblest sphere,— Not that which idlers crave.
He covets not the lordling's place, Nor vainly strives to scan The Master's mind, but asks for grace To do the best he can. His peace not torpor of the soul, But harmony within,— Renouncing self to reach the goal And triumph over sin.
Once on the plow his hand he lays, His eye ne'er backward turns; Fortune he seeks in virtue's ways. Ill-bought success he spurns. Looking his fellow in the face, He sees God's image there; Whate'er may help to lift the race, His hand is quick to share.
Meekly he takes life's daily tasks As part of Heaven's great plan; This boon—aught else denied,—he asks, To be a manly man. Angels attend on such a one, And stars their courses move To light his pathway to the throne And garnish it with love.