Show I 1 I 1 41 A t t HOW WE RISE heaven is not reached at ft bound but we build the ladder by which we rise from the lowly earth to tho the vaulted skies and we mount to the summit round by round I 1 count this thing to be grandly trus true that a noble deed is a step toward god lifting the soul from the common sod to a purer pure r air and a broader view we rise by the things that are am under feet but what we have mastered of greed and gain by the pride deposed and the passion slain and the vanquished ills that we hourly hom ay meet we hope we aspire we resolve we pray when the morning calls us ns to life and light but our hearts grow weary and ere the night our lives are trailing in the sordid way we hope we aspire we resolve we pray and we think that we mount the eer on wings beyond the recall of sensual things V while hile our feet still cling to the heavy cuy clay inga for the angels but feet tor for the men we may borrow the wings to find the way we may hope and aspire and resolve and pray but our feet must rise or well fall again only in dreams is a ladder thrown from the biary w gary earth to the sapphire walls but the dreams depart and the vision falls and the sleeper wakes on his pillow of stone heaven is not reached at a single bound but we build the ladder by which we rise from the lowly earth to the vaulted skies and we mount to the summit round by round J G holland |