As sunrise gilds each mountain top,
Faith lights that "narrow way,"
The path my weary feet must climb
To reach the perfect day;
And, sorrow-taught, I lean on One
Whose will I must obey.
Faith lights that "narrow way,"
The path my weary feet must climb
To reach the perfect day;
And, sorrow-taught, I lean on One
Whose will I must obey.
The peace beyond all knowledge now
Shall my sweet portion be,
By strength divine my cross I lift,
While love sustaineth me;
In His good time I'll lay it down
For all eternity.
Shall my sweet portion be,
By strength divine my cross I lift,
While love sustaineth me;
In His good time I'll lay it down
For all eternity.
TRANSIT UMBRA—LUX PARMANET
(The inscription on a sun dial[1])
The shadowy of mine unbelief! Oh, let it pass away
Till all the things eternal I view as cloudless day;
Mine art thou, Sun of Righteousness, the while I struggle here,
A light that shineth ever though darkness seemeth near.
Till all the things eternal I view as cloudless day;
Mine art thou, Sun of Righteousness, the while I struggle here,
A light that shineth ever though darkness seemeth near.
The shadow of my suffering! May it too pass away;
Give me the peace that cometh when I thy will obey;
Give me the peace that cometh when I thy will obey;
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- ↑ The sun dial, bearing the inscription which suggested these lines, was given "In Memoriam," and stands upon the sight of the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, at Washington, D.C.
