"IF YE FAINT NOT."
Friend, the Lord has given to you
Some part of his work to do.
It may be in hut or hall,
Something great or something small,
Somewhere there is work to do
Which the Master gives to you.
Let no dark discouragement
Turn you from a fixed intent
To accomplish every task
Which the Lord of you may ask.
Sow the seed, e'en though with tears,
Wait, though the waiting be for years;
Sometime you will gather sheaves
Where you now see withered leaves,
For this promise marks the spot:
"You shall reap, if you faint not."
William Norris Burr.