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A MERRY HEART

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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Oct 4, 1899

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 25, No. 40.

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A MERRY HEART.

By G. T. Wilson

[By the late G. T. Wilson, of Australia.]
"Is any merry? let him sing psalms."
"A merry heart hath a continual feast."
FRIEND, are you merry? sing a psalm, And tell your raptures out; To sing of Jesus brings a calm, And puts the foe to rout.
The happy-hearted watch for good— "Our Father" rules above— They know that Hand which gives them food, Permits life's ills in love.
The hopeful heart doth not complain, But bows at Jesus' feet; Makes trials bring the soul some gain, For heavenly climes more meet.
A cheerful mind and smiling face Are like the morning sun; They soon dispel the fog and mist; Before them shadows run.
A merry heart gives better health Than all the doctors' pills; It is continual store of wealth, And feast amidst life's ills.
With heavenly love within the heart, Sweet peace upon the face, The Christian will true joy impart, With dignity and grace.