Classic Poem

DYING WORDS OF JOHN WESLEY .

When trials hard and sore we meet,
When thorns are piercing our tired feet,
When heavy clouds o'erspread the sky,
When winds are wild and waves dash high,
" The best of all, God is with us. "

When earthly friends unfaithful prove,
When kindred hearts have ceased to love,
When grief the heart has sorely tried,
When Satan tempts on every side,
" The best of all, God is with us. "

When we pass through death's valley dark
Of earthly light, without a spark,
When earthly friends from us have gone,
When earthly help and hopes have flown,
" The best of all, God is with us. "

And when we reach that shining shore
Up yonder, where we die no more,
Up yonder, where from sin we're free,
The sweetest fact to us will be.
" The best of all, God is with us. "