HOPE BEYOND by William Henry Burleigh

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Aug 19, 1886

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 12, No. 32.

HOPE BEYOND.

By William Henry Burleigh

STILL will we trust, though earth seems dark and dreary, And the heart faint beneath his chastening rod; Though rough and steep our pathway, worn and weary, Still will we trust in God!

Our eyes see dimly till by faith anointed, And our blind choosing brings us grief and pain; Through Him alone who hath our way appointed We find our peace again.

Choose for us, God! nor let our weak preferring Cheat our poor souls of good thou hast designed. Choose for us, God! thy wisdom is unerring; And we are fools and blind.

So from our sky the Night shall furl her shadows, And Day pour gladness through his golden gates; Our rough path leads to flower-enamelled meadows, Where joy our coming waits.

Let us press on in patient self-denial, Accept the hardship, shrink not from the loss; Our guerdon lies beyond the power of trial, Our crown beyond the cross. —William Henry Burleigh.