I read this poem tonight and was taken with its spirit. I don\u2019t know authorial intent, but it strikes me as a compelling portrait of life lived without regard for the shifting winds of public opinion, standing for God\u2019s truth regardless of the cost.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt Is Glory Enough\u201d<\/p>\n
IT is glory enough to have shouted the name
\nOf the living God in the teeth of an army of foes;
\nTo have thrown all prudence and forethought away
\nAnd for once to have followed the call of the soul
\nOut into the danger of darkness, of ruin and death.
\nTo have counselled with right, not success, for once,
\nIs glory enough for one day.<\/p>\nIt is glory enough for one day
\nTo have marched out alone before the seats of the scornful,
\nTheir fingers all pointing your way;
\nTo have felt and wholly forgotten the branding-iron of their eyes;
\nTo have stood up proud and reliant on only your soul
\nAnd go calmly on with your duty \u2014
\nIt is glory enough.<\/p>\nIt is glory enough to have taken the perilous risk;
\nInstead of investing in stocks and paid-up insurance for one,
\nTo have fitted a cruiser for right to adventure a sea full of shoals;
\nTo sail without chart and with only the stars for a guide;
\nTo have dared to lose with all the chances for losing
\nIs glory enough.<\/p>\nIt is glory enough for one day
\nTo have dreamed the bright dream of the reign of right;
\nTo have fastened your faith like a flag to that immaterial staff
\nAnd have marched away, forgetting your base of supplies.
\nAnd while the worldly wise see nothing but shame and ignoble retreat,
\nAnd though far ahead the heart may faint and the flesh prove weak \u2014
\nTo have dreamed that bold dream is glory enough,
\nIs glory enough for one day.<\/p>\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 William Herbert Carruth<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\u201cReliant on only your soul\u201d may be taken as a sort of self-reliance which minimizes God, but it could be taken in terms of standing alone, without the support of others (like, e.g., Daniel, his three friends or Martin Luther). Count me in for fitting a \u201ccruiser for right,\u201d considering what is right and not just what will succeed, and standing for the name of God regardless of the contempt of the worldly wise. That will certainly be glory enough.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I read this poem tonight and was taken with its spirit. I don\u2019t know authorial intent, but it strikes me as a compelling portrait of life lived without regard for the shifting winds of public opinion, standing for God\u2019s truth regardless of the cost. \u201cIt Is Glory Enough\u201d IT is glory enough to have shouted …<\/p>\n