THE BOY WHO CARRIED THE CROSS.
(W. A. D. W. entered into rest July 13, 1883, aged 14 years.)
HENCEFORTH I shall always see him
As he looked when he led the way
For the children marching churchward
Upon some festal day;
As he looked when he led the way
For the children marching churchward
Upon some festal day;
As I saw him that first fair Easter
In the light of the "day of days,"
When they entered God's gates with thanksgiving,
And into His courts with praise.
In the light of the "day of days,"
When they entered God's gates with thanksgiving,
And into His courts with praise.
He was born to be a leader,
I thought, as he led that throng,
Unconscious of self and comely,
Modest and noble and strong.
I thought, as he led that throng,
Unconscious of self and comely,
Modest and noble and strong.
Princely in stature and bearing
And steadfast of hand and eye,
He carried the Church's standard,
The Cross of Jesus, on high.
And steadfast of hand and eye,
He carried the Church's standard,
The Cross of Jesus, on high.
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