THE THREE WATCHWORDS.
To watch, to wait, to work ; Ah, me! the fiery sun, The level, treeless, barren, dew - drained fields— I would the work were dona 1 To watch, to work, to wait; Ah, me 1 the tedious roar Of wreck-strewn oceans roofed with sombre clouds— I would the Watch were o’er! To wait, to work, to watch ; Ah, me! Thou absent Friend, Comcst Thou quickly ? So Thou said’st ; J woqlcl The Waiting hqd a» end ! My soul, be still and strong ; Sight follows after faith. In all advancement of the true and good, He cometh as He saith, My soul, be still and strong ; Here on thy Lord’s estate No place is useless, no experience vain— Work on ; Watch on ; anp Wait.
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Western Star, Issue 31, 13 June 1874, Page 6
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124THE THREE WATCHWORDS. Western Star, Issue 31, 13 June 1874, Page 6
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