Believe Not Those Who Say
Verse 1
Believe not those who say The upward path is smooth, Lest thou should stumble in the way, And faint before the truth.
Verse 2
It is the only road Unto the realms of joy; But he who seeks that blest abode Must all his powers employ.
Verse 3
To labor and to love, To pardon and endure, To lift thy heart to God above, And keep thy conscience pure.
Verse 4
Be this thy constant aim, Thy hope, thy chief delight, What matter who should whisper blame Or who should scorn or slight.
Verse 5
What mattersif God approve, And if within thy breast, Thou feel the comfort of His love, The earnest of His rest?