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by L B Cowman
His Billows
"All thy waves and thy billows are gone over me"
(Ps. 42:7).
They are HIS billows, whether they go o'er us,
They are HIS billows, whether for our succor
They are HIS billows, whether we are toiling
They are HIS billows, whether He divides them,
They are HIS billows, and He brings us through them;
Stand up in the place where the dear Lord has put you, and there do your best.
God gives us trial tests. He puts life before us as an antagonist face to face.
Out of the buffeting of a serious conflict we are expected to grow strong. The
tree that grows where tempests toss its boughs and bend its trunk often almost
to breaking, is often more firmly rooted than the tree which grows in the
sequestered valley where no storm ever brings stress or strain. The same is true
of life. The grandest character is grown in hardship.
Hiding His face in smothering spray and foam;
Or smooth and sparkling, spread a path before us,
And to our haven bear us safely home.
He walks across them, stilling all our fear;
Or to our cry there comes no aid nor answer,
And in the lonely silence none is near.
Through tempest-driven waves that never cease,
While deep to deep with clamor loud is calling;
Or at His word they hush themselves in peace.
Making us walk dryshod where seas had flowed;
Or lets tumultuous breakers surge about us,
Rushing unchecked across our only road.
So He has promised, so His love will do.
Keeping and leading, guiding and upholding,
To His sure harbor, He will bring us through.
--Annie Johnson Flint
--Selected
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