WORDS OF CHEER by Editor

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Mountain View, California · Mar 22, 1905

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 31, No. 12.

WORDS OF CHEER.

By Editor

FROM one of our valued correspondents, and oft-times contributor, comes a copy of Faber's grand old hymn, with parts underscored, beginning,—

"Workman of God, O lose not heart, But learn what God is like, And on the darkest battle-field Thou shalt know when to strike. "Thrice blest is he to whom 'tis given The instinct that can tell That God is on the field, when He Is most invisible."

Another copies Whittier's "Angel of Patience," and sends it to us, with helpful, encouraging words. The said helpful poem appeared in the SIGNS of March 1.

Another, a mourning, suffering one, trusting in the strength of God, quotes this from Maltbie Babcock,—

" 'Be strong in the Lord, and the power of His might,' Be strong. We are not here to play, to dream, to drift, We have hard work to do, and loads to lift. Shun not the struggle, face it; 'tis God's gift. "Be strong. It matters not how deep entrenched the wrong, How hard the battle goes, the day how long; Faint not, fight on! to-morrow comes the song."

These are truly words of cheer. May God bless those who sent them, and others for whose good words we can not find space.