November 20
Companions of the Way (Evening)The Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to His Temple.
LORD of the darkness and the day, To Thee Thy waiting people pray; Perplexed, assaulted, hard beset, Faithful we grasp Thy promise yet.
Dimly our home-sick eyes descry The signs that fleck earth's sunset sky; But, while we strive to read aright, The evening deepens into night.
With cleansing fire our work to try, Discerner of the heart, draw nigh! Swing East, swing West, Thy winnowing fan, Till judgment throughly search out man.
So melts at last the twilight grey; So broadens luminous the day When stern to punish, swift to bless, A King shall reign in righteousness.
WILLIAM REED HUNT- INGTON
THE DOOR