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WHO SHALL ROLL ROL AWA
THE STONE ?
"'And ,they said among themselvse,
Who .hall rol'l us away the stone from the
door of the sepulchre? And when they
looked, they saw that the stone was
rolled a'way."-St. Mark xvi. 3, 4.
What poor weeping ones were saying
Eighteen hundred years ago,
We, the same weak faith betraying,
LSay in our sad hours of woe.
Looking at some trouble lying
In the dark and dread unknown,
We -too often ask with sighing
"Who shall roll 'away the stono?"
Thus withl care our spirits 'crushing,
When they might from care be free,
And in joyous song, out-gushing,
,Rise in rapture, Lord, to Thee.
For, beforo te way was ended,
Oft we've had with joy to own
Angels have from Heaven descended,
And have rolled away the stone.
'Many a storm-cloud sweeping o'er us
Never pours on us its rain;
Many a grief we see before us
Never comes to cause us pain.
Ofttimes in the fearced to-morrow
Sunshine comes, ;the cloud has flown.
Ask not, then, in foolish sorrow,
"Who shall roll 'away the stone?"
Burden not thy soul with sadness;
'Make a wiser, better choice;
Drink 'the wine of life with gladness,
God doth bid ,His.own "Rejoice!"
In to-day's bright sunlight 'basking,
Leave to'morrow's cares alone;
Spoil not present joys by asking
"'W"ho shall roll ,away the stone?"
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