The Test of Time

The grass will fade, the flowers fall,
And seasons answer heaven’s call.
The beauty now our eyes may see
Will pass like mist from field and tree.

The strength of man, the works of pride,
The things once praised and magnified,
Will one day bend, will one day bow,
As dust returns from every brow.

But there remains through age and flame
One faithful truth, one changeless Name.
No storm can shake, no years can dim
The living Word that comes from Him.

When all the world has had its day,
And earthly glory slips away,
God’s holy truth shall still endure—
Unfailing, everlasting, sure.

So build your heart on what will last,
Not on the fading and the past.
For all things else shall pass away,
But God’s own Word shall ever stay.

Isaiah 40:8 (KJV)
“The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.”

For God’s Honor and Glory
MarkWaldrop

Penned for
James M. Craycroft KE4KOP