The Ascent

EDITH L. PERKINS

Unceasing prayer perfection to attain,
The patient overcoming of all sin,
Perpetual watching till the Christ shall reign,
A constant listening for the still, small voice within,—

This is the path we hour by hour ascend,
The straight and narrow way the Master trod,
Unto the goal where earthly conflicts end—
The mountain top—e'en face to face with God.