The Word of God by S. O. James

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · May 23, 1911

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 28, No. 20.

The Word of God

By S. O. James

What Is It Like?

By S. O. James

LIKE the hammer that crumbles the hardest stone; Like the gentle drops of the morning dew; Like a legend of old with mystic tone; Like a book that ever is fresh and new; Like a true reprover that shows the way; Like a comforter sweet that soothes our grief; Like a thunderclap on the clearest day, Yet still as the grave or the midnight thief; Like a sword that pierces the calloused heart; Like a balm that mollifies the pain; Like a shield that quenches the fiery dart, And turns it upon the foe again; Like the cooling waters that fill the bowl To the parched lips on the burning sand; Like a friendly letter to cheer the soul Of the pilgrim lone in a weary land; Like a pillar of cloud o'er Israel's camp; To the wicked a fire that burns the chaff; Like the cheering light of a burning lamp; To the righteous a comforting rod and staff; As an innocent lamb so meek and mild; As a lion fierce on the desert wild. But where would comparisons ever end In telling the goodness of such a friend? O, priceless gem to a lost world given, My guide to happiness, home, and heaven!