Intermountain Catholic | 1908-10-03 | Page 3 | Through the Cross to the Light

Through the Cross to the Light. Cast aside thy weak complaining, Idle tears for pleasures waning; Thou art not the first Avhom sadness Hurried to the brink of madness.! Every heart must bear its burden Great the labor, great the guerdon. Lift thy cross, O" wounded spirit! Pray thy God for strength to bear it Through the desert's dread temptation, tempta-tion, Through the Garden's desolation; Follow Him who died forsaken, That a world to life might waken. Though thy place may be but lowly, And thy feet must travel slowly; Though thy heart may often sicken When the cares and dangers thicken Not one tear will fall unguarded, Not a prayer be unrewarded." The Ave Maria.