Poems (Dodd)/Magnum est veritas

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MAGNUM EST VERITAS.
Go forth, young herald of the holy cross, And fearless advocate thy Master's cause;Counting as nothing every worldly loss, Seeking no honor but the heart's applause.Friends may look coldly on and foes assail,But truth is great and surely will prevail.
Tell the glad message of a Father's love, To the despondent and the breaking heart,Till faith shall beam like sunlight from above, And every doubt before its rays depart:His staff shall aid thee through the narrow vale;His truth is great and surely will prevail.
Speak to the wretched, and the sons of pain, And spread the joyful tidings all around;Welcome as shade upon a scorching plain, Or a glad fountain in the desert found:Our God is Love! his kindness cannot fail,His truth is mighty and it will prevail.
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Thou canst not hope for wealth, or worldly fame; But peace shall round thy brow her olive twine;Thou 'wilt not hear the million shout thy name, But the warm heart's approval shall be thine.Oh, waver not! nor let thy courage fail!For truth is great and surely will prevail.
Heaven bless thine efforts with a saving grace, And vanquish all which may thy way oppose;Make glad the wilderness and dreary place, And cause the waste to blossom as the rose.Fear not, though danger should thy path assail,For truth is great and surely will prevail.
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