Church review . U Published iNiiWHTEfcEsr or the in Hartfordand Vicinity. iiiiiiliiilf FORMERLY YOUNG PEOPLE AT E5HERM*N •» THE HARVEST DAY. BY JOHN G. WHITTIER. It may not be our lot to wieldThe sickle in the ripened field;Nor ours to hear, on summer eves,The reapers songs amid the sheaves. Yet where our dutys task is wroughtIn unison with Gods great thought,The near and future blend in whatsoeer is willed is done. And ours the grateful service whenceComes day by day the recompense;The hope, the trust, the purpose fountain and the noonday shade. And were this life th
Church review . U Published iNiiWHTEfcEsr or the in Hartfordand Vicinity. iiiiiiliiilf FORMERLY YOUNG PEOPLE AT E5HERM*N •» THE HARVEST DAY. BY JOHN G. WHITTIER. It may not be our lot to wieldThe sickle in the ripened field;Nor ours to hear, on summer eves,The reapers songs amid the sheaves. Yet where our dutys task is wroughtIn unison with Gods great thought,The near and future blend in whatsoeer is willed is done. And ours the grateful service whenceComes day by day the recompense;The hope, the trust, the purpose fountain and the noonday shade. And were this life the utmost span,The only end and aim of the toil of fields like these,Than waking dreams and sothful ease. But life, though falling like our grain,Like that revives and springs again;And, early called, how blest are theyWho wait in heaven their harvest day! ITS BEAUTIFUL. To sec a strong man helping the weak And making their cause his reaping a harvest of grateful loveIn the fields where his strength wassown— Tis a beautiful thing to see! To say a word of encouraging cheer To a fainting fel
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