Oh, spirit o'erwhelmed by thy failures and fears,
Look up to thy Lord, tho' with trembling and tears;
Weak faith, to thy call seem the heav'ns only dumb?
To thee is the message, "Hold fast till I come."

Hold fast when the world would allure thee to sin;
Hold fast when the tempter assails from within;
In sunshine or sadness, in gain or in loss,
to falter were madness, oh, cling to the cross.

Thy Savior is coming in tenderest love,
To make up His jewels and bear them above;
Oh, child, in things anguish, despairing or dumb,
Remember the message, "Hold fast till I come."

Mrs E. W. Griswold (Paulina) - 1876

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