The New Year.
Is>t us walk softly, friend ; For strange paths lie liefore us, all untrod; The New Year, spotless from the hands of (Jod, Is thine and mine, 0 friend ' Let us walk straightly, friend ; To get the crooked paths lM*hind ns now i p ss on with steadier purpose on our brow To letter deeds, O friend ! Let as walk gladly, friend; Perchance some greater good than we have know’n Is waiting for us, or some fair hop** flown Shall yet return, O friend ! la*t us walk humbly, friend. Slight not the heart’s eiise blooming round our feet; The laurel blossoms are not half so sweet, Or lightly gathered, friend ! Let us wolk kindly, friend ; We cannot tell how long this life shall last. How soon these precious years be over past; Let love walk with us, friend ! I**t us walk quickly, friend; Work with our while lasts our little tay, And help some halting eomrade on the way ; An»l may <»od guide us. friend ! — Selected.
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White Ribbon, Volume 12, Issue 140, 15 January 1907, Page 5
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168The New Year. White Ribbon, Volume 12, Issue 140, 15 January 1907, Page 5
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