ALWAYS A RIVER TO CROSS.
There's always a river to cross ; Alwaysjan effort to make; If there is anything good to winj Any rich priae to take. Yonder's the fruit we crave Yonder the charming scene ; , , , But deep 1 and wide; with a troubled tide; Is the river that lies between. For the treasures of pi,eciou«J worth We must patiently dig an!d dive ; For the places long to fill We must ptish and struggle arid strive, And always and everywhere We'll find on our onward course Thorne for the feet arid trials to meet. And a difficult fiver to cross: For rotigbef the" way thai we take 4 HUd stouter" thd hcfart rind the rierve : The stones In O\ir path we' VreeCk; Nor e'er f rdnt our impulse s*werve; For the glory we hope ttf win, Our labors we count no loss ; 'TiB folly to pause,- and murmur because Of the river we have to' cross: So ready to do and to dar^ Should we' in uur places Btand,' Fulfilling the' Master's will; Fulfillirig the scful's demand ; For though' ds the mountain' high* The bill6ws may War and toss, i They'll not overwhelm if the Lords at the 1 heM .... • ' When the 5 aifficiflt river we crdgß:
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Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 135, 2 January 1886, Page 7
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207ALWAYS A RIVER TO CROSS. Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 135, 2 January 1886, Page 7
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