Poem June 29, 1940 Issue

Exhortation

ROBERT ELLIS KEY

Trust in the living God,
The living good.
Put not your trust
In counterfeits or sin,
Lay your full weight on Spirit.
You will win
If heart-whole trust
Is given unto God.

Where good is lively,
Evil cannot come.
When God is present,
Error's voice is dumb.
When Christ finds welcome room,
Your task is done.

Take courage, then,
Your strength shall be renewed;
With sword of Spirit
Foes shall be subdued.
Freedom awaits you;
All that you have proved
Goes forth victorious
To enrich the race.