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THE WAYS OF LIFE

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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 5, 1877

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 50, No. 2.

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THE WAYS OF LIFE.

By Sel.

The ways of life, mysterious, Work slowly toward some finite ends. Jehovah, ’neath a seeming cloud, His creatures to his purpose bends; When suddenly the end appears, And breaks the spell of waiting years.
O weary pilgrim! where the path Seems fraught with endless perils great; Thy fainting heart may almost sink O’erawed by thy apparent fate; Take courage now, for soon or late, Thy steps will reach the Golden Gate.
O warrior, weary with the strife! Be not oppressed when numbers fright; Thy stalwart foes may legion seem, But don the armor, fight the fight; And in the end, so strong is right, Thy foes shall yield them to thy might.
O seaman! when the tempests rouse And haste thy craft to dangers dark, When mighty billows in the night, Lash with their foam thy struggling bark, Be of stout heart, thy trusty hand Will bring thy cargo safe to land.
O pilgrim! to each weary path There is an ending in good time; O warrior! in each contest fierce There is a victory sublime; O seaman! when the voyage is o’er, There is a haven near the shore.
Only be firm; have faith in God When darkness swallows up the light; Oft is the sun obscured by clouds— To every day there is a night; But unto those who work and pray, There comes an Everlasting Day.
—Sel.