I paused last eve beside the blacksmith’s door, And heard the anvil ring, the vesper’s chime, And looking in I saw upon the floor Old hammers, worn with beating years of time. “How many anvils have you had?” said I, “To wear and batter all these hammers so?” “Just one,” he answered. Then with twinkling […]
Oh, there’s many a thorn in the Jesus-way, Many a thorn, I know; There is grief and loss and the pain of the cross Wherever my feet may go. But the Lord will heal all the wounds I feel, When the thorns have pricked me sore, And He’s planted a rose where the brier grows, […]
Jesus is God! The solid earth, The ocean broad and bright, The countless stars, like golden dust, That strew the skies at night, The wheeling storm, the dreadful fire, The pleasant, wholesome air, The summer’s sun, the winter’s frost, His own creations were. Jesus is God! The glorious bands Of golden angels sing Songs of […]
Lamp of our feet, whereby we trace Our path when wont to stray; Stream from the fount of heavenly grace Brook by the traveler’s way. Bread of our soul, whereon we feed, True manna from on high, Our guide and chart, wherein we read Of realms beyond the sky. Word of the everlasting God, Will […]
Truth never dies. The ages come and go; The mountains wear away; the seas retire; Destruction lays earth’s mighty cities low; And empires, states, and dynasties expire; But caught and handed onward by the wise, Truth never dies. Though unreceived and scoffed at through the years, Though made the butt of ridicule and jest, Though […]
Wide is the gate that leads to death, Smooth is the slope for steps that stray, Broad is the road for the sinner’s feet, The easy path of the downward way; But close beside you at every turn Love and pardon and welcome wait, Close beside you the Savior walks, Down, clear down to the […]
No time, no time for study, To meditate and pray— And yet much time for “doing” In a fleshly, worldly way. No time for things Eternal But much for things of earth, The things important set aside For things of little worth. Some things, ’tis true, are needful But first things must come first; And […]
Well named “A Man of Sorrow,” For so indeed He was; “No sorrow like His sorrow,” Hated, without a cause. The Source of untold goodness, Come down from heaven above; Yields to our scorn and rudeness, In condescending love. They named Him “Friend of Sinners.” This thrills my soul to praise; All heavenward path beginners […]
I might have said a word of cheer Before I let him go. His wistful eyes—they haunt me yet! But how could I foreknow That slighted chance would be the last To me in mercy given? Remorseful yearnings cannot send That word from earth to heaven. I might have looked the love I felt; My […]