Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 February 1891 — “The Compassion of Christ.” [ARTICLE]

“The Compassion of Christ.”

BY GRACE NICHOLS. : fv . rf .'* What though thy hands are doing Some lowly task in pain. - The while tby soul Work on a higher plane I Yfr'know C)iie Patient Toiler 7 ~' \~ AVi:<> cast the nets at sea, Who wrought Wjth saw and chisel, Will share thy lot with thee. What though thy heart is beating A rythm slow and sad. Still keep thy lips repeating A message brave and glad; There’s One whose love can measure The grief of lonely years, Who keeps as jeweled " treasure, For thee, those hidden tears. Perhaps thy spirit sceketh The far,..dim bights of faith, From out the narrow valley Wiiere gleams a feeble wraith, Qf love that thou has kindled — A beacon in His Name— Watch still and thou shalt see Him Within the Alter flame. What though thy life is blighted, .And thou hast been astray? Fainting and still benighted, There’s One who knows the way— Who knows how hard the jourhey, How thou went sore - And keeps for the a blessing, “Where the weary are at rest.” From Yoxing People!s Standard.