What is it Jesus saith unto the soul? "Take up the Cross, and come and follow Me." One word He saith to all men: none may be Without a cross yet hope to touch the goal. Then heave it bravely up, and brace thy whole Body to bear; it will not weigh on thee Past strength; or if it crush thee to thy knee Take heart of grace, for grace shall be thy dole. Give thanks to-day, and let to-morrow take Heed to itself; to-day imports thee more. To-morrow may not dawn like yesterday: Until that unknown morrow go thy way, Suffer and work and strive for Jesus' sake: ''" Who tells thee what to-morrow keeps in store ? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PISCATAQUA RIVER by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH THE LISBON PACKET by GEORGE GORDON BYRON SONNET by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS DYING SPEECH OF AN OLD PHILOSOPHER by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR THE CONQUERED BANNER by ABRAM JOSEPH RYAN BIVOUAC ON A MOUNTAIN SIDE by WALT WHITMAN I HEAR AMERICA SINGING by WALT WHITMAN |