“On Trails Unknown,” New Era, June 2005, 51
On Trails Unknown
Alone I travel on trails unknown,
On untrod paths far from my home,
But never will I question why,
Never, friend, will I deny
The truth.
Though I’m chased by murderous bands,
Savage mobs with bloodstained hands,
Who threaten me with calls to die,
Friend, I swear, I’ll not deny
The sacred truth.
I’ll fight with all my strength possessed,
’Til heart and mind lose life and breath,
’Til under mounds of earth I lie.
No, friend, I will not deny
The Christ.
Now to thee, these words I pass,
On worlds where truth may always last.
From olden days and times I cry,
Please, my friend, do not deny
The Christ.
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