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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Dec 14, 1911

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 88, No. 50.

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Not in Vain

By Frank A. Breck

If I may help some burdened heart His heavy load to bear; If any little song of mine May cheer a soul somewhere; If I may lead some grieving one To know that loss is gain, Or bring some shadowed soul to light, I shall not live in vain.
If I may help bewildered ones To find life’s grandest clue; If I may steady faltering feet, Or help some heart be true; If I may bring a tender touch To some lone couch of pain, Or whisper words of love and strength, I shall not live in vain.
If I may give disheartened ones The impetus they need; Or rescue the oppressed from hands Of cruelty and greed; If I may bring concord and love Where strife and hatred reign, Or be a friend to friendless ones, I shall not live in vain.
— Frank A. Breck, in Ram’s Horn.