Trust in God, No. III

Trust in God, No. III. [No. 16]

Trials of some sort will most surely come,
To test thy Masonry: be not afraid;
For it to God thou humbly look for aid,
And does thy duty bravely—though struck dumb
Beneath thy heavy sorrows for the time— 5
Though thy life’s sky looks dark, there will appear
A “silver lining” to the cloud. The year
Is not all Summer; but Winter’s chilling rime
Lays only for a while, then melts away,
To come in genial showers. The frosts may bind 10
The streams in icy chains, but soon we find
The sun shines brightly forth, all is gay
And Life-like as before. Then why should Man
Faint-hearted doubt his wise Creator’s plan?

By George Markham Tweddell 1st published 1887