I Will Be Worthy Of It.

I may not reach the heights I seek,          My untried strength may fail me,              Or, half-way up the mountain peak,          Fierce tempests may assail me.              But though that place I never gain,              Herein lies comfort for my pain -         I will be worthy of it.              I may not triumph in success,          Despite my earnest labor;              I may not grasp results that bless          The efforts of my neighbor;              But though my goal I never see,              This thought shall always dwell with me -         I will be worthy of it.              The golden glory of Love's light          May never fall on my way;              My path may always lead through night,          Like some deserted by-way;              But though life's dearest joy I miss              There lies a nameless strength in this -         I will be worthy of it.