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Stand Like the Anvil

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Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, California · Aug 29, 1878

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 4, No. 33.

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Stand Like the Anvil.

"Stand like the anvil," when the stroke Of stalwart men falls fierce and fast, Storms but more deeply root the oak, Whose brawny arms embrace the blast.
"Stand like the anvil," when the sparks Fly far and wide a fiery shower, Virtue and truth must still be marks Where malice proves its want of power.
"Stand like the anvil," when the bar Lies red and glowing on its breast; Duty shall be life's leading star, And conscious innocence its rest.
"Stand like the anvil;" noise and heat Are born of earth and die with time; The soul, like God, its source and seat, Is solemn, still, serene, sublime. —Sel.