He Will

Claudius L. Chilton

"`He will.' It may not be today,

That God Himself shall wipe our tears away,

Nor, hope deferred, may it be yet tomorrow

He'll take away our cup of earthly sorrow;

But, precious promise, He has said He will,

If we but trust Him fully--and be still.

"We, too, as He, may fall, and die unknown;

And e'en the place we fell be all unshown,

But eyes omniscient will mark the spot

Till empires perish and the world's forgot.

Then they who bore the yoke and drank the cup

In fadeless glory shall the Lord raise up.

God's word is ever good; His will is best:--

The yoke, the heart all broken--and then rest."