Washington Gladden

  • The Pastor sits in his easy-chair,
      With the Bible upon his knee.
    From gold to purple the clouds in the west
      Are changing momently;
    The shadows lie in the valleys below,
      And hide in the curtain’s fold;
    And the page grows dim whereon he reads,...

  • In the bitter waves of woe,
      Beaten and tossed about
    By the sullen winds that blow
      From the desolate shores of doubt,—

    When the anchors that faith had cast
      Are dragging in the gale,
    I am quietly holding fast
      To the things that...

  • O Master, let me walk with thee
    In lowly paths of service free;
    Tell me thy secret; help me bear
    The strain of toil, the fret of care;
    Help me the slow of heart to move
    By some clear winning word of love;
    Teach me the wayward feet to stay,
    ...

  • Down to the borders of the silent land
          He goes with halting feet;
    He dares not trust; he cannot understand
          The blessedness complete
    That waits for God’s beloved at his right hand.

    He dreads to see God’s face, for though the pure...