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Whom I Envy

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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 18, 1864

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 24, No. 21.

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Whom I Envy.

I ENVY not the rich their hoards In treasure-chambers piled high; I envy not earth's high-born lords Who rule the nation's destiny;
But him I envy 'twixt whose soul And God there is an open road, Who gives his nature broad and full To be the Deity's abode;
Who feels God's presence constant flow Into his soul a strengthening tide, And needs no logic's force to know There is a God; for, sanctified From every sin by holy will, He stands serene and undefiled; Secure against the skeptic's skill, He leans on God, a trusting child.
Oh, whether rich or poor he be In earthly wealth, it matters not, Or whether he the day may see In palace-hall or lowly cot, He only is the truly great, The only truly rich is he, His wealth is in his mind's estate, And Child of God his pedigree.