Ere thou sleepest, gently lay Every troubled thought away; Put off worry and distress As thou puttest off thy dress; Drop thy burden and thy care In the quiet arms of prayer. Lord thou knowest how I live, All I'VE DONE AMISS FORGIVE; ALL OF GOOD I'VE TRIED TO DO STRENGTHEN, bless and carry through; All I love in safety keep While in Thee I fall asleep.
Henry Van DykeBe glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to play, and to look up at the stars.
Henry Van DykeWe measure success by accumulation. The measure is false. The true measure is appreciation. He who loves most has most.
Henry Van DykeHeaven often seems distant and unknown, but if He who made the road... is our guide, we need not fear to lose the way.
Henry Van DykeWho can explain the secret pathos of Nature's loveliness? It is a touch of melancholy inherited from our mother Eve. It is an unconscious memory of the lost Paradise. It is the sense that even if we should find another Eden, we would not be fit to enjoy it perfectly nor stay in it forever.
Henry Van Dyke