SONG OF THE SPIRIT

By Ella Wheeler Wilcox

All the aim of life is just

Getting back to God.

Spirit casting off its dust,

Getting back to God.

Every grief we have to bear

Disappointment, cross, despair

Each is but another stair

Climbing back to God.

Step by step and mile by mile -

Getting back to God;

Nothing else is worth the while -

Getting back to God.

Light and shadow fill each day

Joys and sorrows pass away,

Smile at all, and smiling, say,

Getting back to God.

Do not wear a mournful face

Getting back to God;

Scatter sunshine on the place

Going back to God;

Take what pleasure you can find,

But where'er your paths may wind.

Keep the purpose well in mind, -

Getting back to God.