One by One | AdventAI

Publishing Committee · Rochester, N. Y. · Jul 24, 1855

One by One.

One by one the sands are flowing, One by one the moments fall; Some are coming, some are going, Do not strive to grasp them all.

One by one thy duties wait thee, Let thy whole strength go to each; Let no future dreams elate thee, Learn thou first what these can teach.

One by one (bright gifts from Heaven) Joys are sent thee here below; Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.

One by one thy griefs shall meet thee, Do not fear an armed band; One will fade as others greet thee, Shadows passing through the land.

Do not look at life's long sorrow; See how small each moment's pain; God will help thee for to-morrow, Every day begin again.

Every hour that fleets so slowly, Has its task to do or bear; Luminous the crown, and holy, If thou set each gem with care.

Do not linger with regretting, Or for passing hours despond; Nor, the daily toil forgetting, Look too eagerly beyond.

Hours are golden links, God's token, Reaching heaven: but one by one Take them, lest the chain be broken, Ere the pilgrimage be done.