TO-DAY and to-morrow! How sweet to contrast Time's short passing griefs with the glories that last;
The partings to-day, with the meetings to come; The bitter "farewell," with the glad "welcome home";
The "little while" here that is shadowed by sorrow,
So soon to be changed for the joy of "to-morrow"; The cares and the fears of these few fleeting days, For the sight "face to face," and the fullness of
praise!
'Tis "but for a moment," affliction and loss, The glory's eternal, though brief was the cross. Look on, fellow-pilgrim, the prospect is bright, The road may be weary, but surely 'tis right;
The heart can rejoice in the midst of its sorrow, And "to-day" be illumed by the light of "to-morrow."