ENDURE as seeing Him who is
Invisible. He'll point the way,
And solve thy deepest mysteries,
And turn thy darkest night to day.
Though storms may break on every side,
Though lightnings crash and thunders roar,
We have in Him a constant guide -
Just lean on Jesus more and more.

Endure in Him! He cannot fail !
Press firmly on! The goal is near !
Ascend the mountain! Breast the gale !
Look upward, onward - never fear !
Why shouldst thou faint? God smiles above,
Though clouds and storms may intervene ;
That Sun shines on, whose name is Love,
Serenely o'er Life's shadowed scene.

Endure! Though many times thy feet
Slip back and stumble, rise again ;
Succumb to neither cold nor heat ;
Fear not the threats or jeers of men,
But run with patience; look not back ;
True victory comes if we faint not.
He fails indeed whose pace is slack,
Whose zeal is neither cold nor hot.

Endure, though oft misunderstood ;
Thy sacrifice is not in vain.
Remember, all things work for good ;
Eternal joy is born of pain.
Oft 'mid the forest's deepest gloom
A bird sings from some blighted tree,
And 'mid the thorns the roses bloom -
Thy joy springs from Gethsemane.

Therefore endure as seeing Him
Who is invisible; for He
With cherubim and seraphim
And heavenly hosts will fight for thee.
Fear not! Press on! And reach the goal ;
Rejoice in His unfailing grace.
Victory to the steadfast soul !
Eternal life in His embrace !