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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Dec 21, 1876

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 48, No. 25.

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PEACEABLE FRUIT.

By Frances R. Havergal

“Nevertheless, afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness.” Heb. 12:11.
What shall thine “afterward” be, O Lord, For this dark and suffering night? Father, what shall thine “afterward” be? Hast thou a morning of joy for me, And a new and joyous light?
What shall thine “afterward” be, O Lord, For the moan that I cannot stay? Wilt thou turn it to some new song of praise, Sweeter than sorrowless heart could raise, When the night hath passed away?
What shall thine “afterward” be, O Lord, For this helplessness of pain? A clearer view of my home above, Of my Father’s strength and my Father’s love? Shall this be my lasting gain?
What shall thine “afterward” be, O Lord? How long must thy child endure? Thou knowest! ’tis well that I know it not! Thine “afterward” cometh, I cannot tell what, But I know that thy word is sure.
What shall thine “afterward” be, O Lord? I wonder, and wait to see, (While to thy chastening hand I bow,) What “peaceable fruit” may be ripening now, Ripening fast for me!
—FRANCES R. HAVERGAL, in The Illustrated Christian Weekly.