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Life's Journey

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Day
31
Month
August
Year
1887
Copyright
Public Domain
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As we speed out of youth's sunny station, The track seems lo nhlne In the llght, Hu' It suddenly shnotK over chasms Or slnks into tunnels of niiiht. And the hearts thal were brave In the mornIllK Are fllk'd wlth replning and fears As tln-y pmisi' ut th' otty of .Sorrow ( ir paai thro1 the Vul ley of Tears. But tue road of thls perilous journey The hand of the Master ha8 made ; Wlth all lts dlscomforts and dangers, We need nnt t)e sad or af raid. Paths lOHding from llght into darknesa, Ways plunging from gloni lo despuir, u mi out thro' the tunnels of mldnlght To fields that are blooming and fair. Tho' the rocks and the shadow Rurround us, Tbo' we catch not one gleani of the day Ahovf us, ialr cllles are laiiKhliiK And dlpplng white feet In some hay. And alwa.vs, ctonuil. forevf r. Onwil over the hills in the west, rilt' lust tlnnl end of our Journey, There lies ihe Urcat Station of Rost. TU the Oraod oea trui point of uil railways, All rimds centre here when thry end ; ' I is i he final resort of all tourtsts. All rival Unes meet here and blend. All lU'ketR, all mlle-books, all pa II stolen or begged for or honght, On whatevcr rond or división. W 1 11 In-i ip_' you at last to thls spot. If you pnuse at the City of Trouble Or walt In the Valley of Tears, Be pal leut, the train wil] move onward And rush down Ihe track oí the years. Whiilivir ihe place 1 you seek for, Whatever your alm or your quest, You shall come at the last wlth rejoicing To the beautiful City of Rest. Y'ii stiall st,ri' ii 1 your baggage and worrles, You shall leol perfeol peace In this rralm. You shall Ruil wlth oM irlends m fnir waters, Wlth joy and dellght at the helm. You shall waiider In cool fragrant gardons Wlth those who have loveil you the best, And the hopes that were lost In llfe's journey You shall flnd in tbe City of Rest.

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Ann Arbor Courier
Old News