God grant you peace, and guard you in your rest!
Orrick Johns
SONGS OF DELIVERANCE
I—THE SONG OF YOUTH
This is the song of youth,
This is the cause of myself;
I knew my father well and he was a fool,
Therefore will I have my own foot in the path before I take a step;
I will go only into new lands,
And I will walk on no plank-walks.