Poem February 1, 1947 Issue

The Light Now Shines

KATE E. ANDREAE

No happenings of earth, no shattering blast,
Can scatter or destroy the sun's bright rays;
Unharmed, untouched, throughout the centuries past
Their light has shone, and ever through the days
Will beautify and cast their radiance
On land and sea and every living thing,
No violence of earth's experience
Extinguishes the glory which they bring.

And what of man, the brightness of creation?
Is he less cared for than those beams of light?
Ah, no, the man we see in revelation
Reflects the Father's glory, peace, and might.
This light now streams through paths which mortals roam:
Man shines on earth, but heaven is his home.