Poem May 23, 1931 Issue

Building!

ELSIE A. KOEFOED

I will build me a house eternal, that reacheth to heavenly height—
A house not made by hand.
As I build I will sing of God's glory—His majesty and His might—
On this rock can it stand!
He hath appointed salvation for walls, and praise to ascend for gates;
And is the labor in vain for the child, who sings as he watches and waits?
For how great is the joy of knowing neither sickness, sorrow, nor sin
Can climb these walls, or pass through these gates, to enter the
structure within!