PRESENT CONSOLATION by Juan McCarthy

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Jun 14, 1899

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 25, No. 24.

PRESENT CONSOLATION.

By Juan McCarthy

DISCOURAGED! nay, arise; be glad; Look up, help comes from yonder hills. Why be disconsolate and sad When God His promise sure fulfils? Revive thine hopes, new courage take, Since Christ the King of kings doth reign; He ne'er will leave thee, nor forsake; Thy foeman all will He arraign

Weak saint, be strong in Jesus' might; Thy strength is weakness, naught hast thou Whereof to boast; yon satellite In heaven's horizon doth endow The Christian's heart with glorious hope; Weak tho thou art, strong shalt thou be In Jesus; look then constant up— From self—to triune sovereignty.

Thus shall thy terraqueous path With heaven's fragrance be perfumed; As thou dost supplement thy faith, So shall thy self-esteem be doomed To banishment from this thy life. Christ's power thy power alone shall be. Thus shalt thou triumph in earth's strife, And strike heaven's note of harmony.

Angelic chords resound aloud Whene'er the saint doth victory gain; On heaven's battlements the host Of cherubs gather; earth's campaign Is watched with interest divine; Oft yon celestial arches ring When we accomplish God's design, And bid Satanic hosts take wing. JUAN MCCARTHY.

Republica Argentina.