The Way, the Truth, the Life (poetry)

1905

The Way, the Truth, the Life

Amid life's wild commotion,
Where nought the heart can cheer,
Who points beyond its ocean
To yonder brighter sphere?
Our feeble footsteps guiding,
When from the path we stray,
Who leads to bliss abiding?
Christ is our only WAY.

When doubts and fears distress us,
And all around is gloom,
And shame and fear oppress us,
Who can our souls illume?
Heaven's rays are round us gleaming,
And making all things bright,
The sun of TRUTH is beaming
In glory on our sight.

Who fills our heart with gladness
That none can take away?
Who shows us, midst our sadness,
The distant realms of day?
'Mid fears of death assailing,
Who stills the heart's wild strife?
'Tis Christ our friend unfailing,
The WAY, the TRUTH, the LIFE.

—Karl Julius Asschenfeld.

—The Ada Evening News, Ada, Oklahoma, January 21, 1905, page 3.