Ultima Veritas.

In the bitter waves of woe,     Beaten and tossed about     By the sullen winds that blow     From the desolate shores of doubt,--     When the anchors that faith had cast     Are dragging in the gale,     I am quietly holding fast     To the things that cannot fail:     I know that right is right;     That it is not good to lie;     That love is better than spite,     And a neighbor than a spy;     I know that passion needs     The leash of a sober mind;     I know that generous deeds     Some sure reward will find;     That the rulers must obey;     That the givers shall increase;     That Duty lights the way     For the beautiful feet of Peace;--     In the darkest night of the year,     When the stars have all gone out,     That courage is better than fear,     That faith is truer than doubt;     And fierce though the fiends may fight,     And long though the angels hide,     I know that Truth and Eight     Have the universe on their side;     And that somewhere, beyond the stars,     Is a Love that is better than fate;     When the night unlocks her bars     I shall see Him, and I will wait.