Pressing on though things go wrong,
And singing as you go along;
Battling against all the odds,
Knowing that your cares, too, are God’s;
Smiling though you suffer pain,
Nor letting God’s love in you wane;
Forgiving those who do you wrong,
By God’s grace, with them suffering long;
Gath’ring fresh courage for every hill,
Saying, aye: “By grace I can and will”;
Sweetly accepting every loss
By looking to the Saviour’s cross:
Yes, PERSEVERANCE comes each day
You walk, by faith, Christ’s narrow way!
Penned: 1976
Edited: November 21, 2006, May 19, 2018
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