It's Easy!

by J. Belton | Category: General | Jan 1985

It's easy to sail on a glassy sea

With a following breeze ail day;

But what when a contrary wind gets up,

And the sky is lowering and grey?

It's easy to work in the job you like,

Then the task is quickly done;

But what when stern duty demands your time

For a job that is far from fun?

It's easy to conquer a weaker foe,

And to boast of a battle won;

To glory in virtue and purity

When no striving to win must be done.

It's easy to sow when the ground's been dug,

And to gather the flowers gay;

But digging was hard and the weeding too,

And the watering day by day.

It's easy to drift with the crowd along,

And to follow just where they go;

But dead fish float down with the stream, they say,

'Tis the live fish swim 'gainst its flow.

It's harder to fight when the foe is strong,

And it's harder to climb the hill;

It's hard to keep track of the Master's step~,

And sacrifice all to His will.

But easier will be as we struggle on

If we claim the blest promise of love,

And seek grace to help in our time of need,

Every day looking oft up above.

J. Belton | Jan 1985
General

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