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Beauty for Barrenness

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Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Aug 31, 1915

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 42, No. 34.

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Beauty for Barrenness

By Worthie Harris Holden

By WORTHIE HARRIS HOLDEN
Mountains, and rill, and the valley between, Nestling a lake, with its silvery sheen, Orchards bloom-scented, the blue dome above, Speak of the Father's omnipotent love.
Nigh this the desert so gray and so drear — Surely the curse has full sovereignty here. Thither bring water, and swift will arise Verdure in fruitful and fragrant surprise.
Lord, may Thy Spirit our barrenness steal, Making each earthborn woe turn to our weal, Yielding abundantly beauty for Thee, Meet for Thy treasure house eternally.