Tho’ I may not share your pleasure, And I may not know your care, Yet while God’s great love of treasure, I shall breathe your name in prayer.
SINCERITY.
To self and to God be loyal and true, Fear not what others may say or may do, But what at best you appear; Gird on your armor and stand for the right, Honest in purpose and earnest in might, Then shall your soul be sincere.
Banish each doubt and deception and dream, Be the real saint that to others you seem, Dare to face tempters alone; Lift up your banner and fear not the foe, Valiant in service wherever you go, Sincerity claimeth her own.
THE VEILED FUTURE.
A baby played beside a covered well, And peeping thro’ he saw the waters clear; He clapped his hands, enchanted by the spell, And knew not that the Reaper hovered near.
The sunlight flooded all the summer sky, A little bird sang sweetly from her nest; While troubled waters hushed his piteous cry The baby soul had found it’s perfect rest.
A woman stood among the flowers fair And ’neath her bridal veil she blushed unseen; She said: “I will,” and breathed a silent prayer And knew not that a shadow fell between.