The Greatest Test
This convicting poem by Barbara Ryberg is done in the Chancery Cursive style with the title and the first letter of each stanza done in Fraktur. The highlight color is green.
Story Behind the Art
This poem was commissioned by a man from our church in Ohio when his Godly mother-in-law died. This poem was found in her Bible. This man had multiple copies made and gave them to all the family members.
Translation
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Text
The Greatest Test
Help me to walk so close to thee
That those who know me best can see
I live as godly as I pray
And Christ is real from day to day.I see some once a day, or year,
To them I blameless might appear;
'Tis easy to be kind and sweet
To people whom we seldom meet;But in my home are those who see
Too many times the worst of me.
My hymns of praise were best unsung
If He does not control my tongueWhen I am vexed and sorely tried
And my impatience cannot hide.
May no one stumble over me
Because Thy love they failed to see;But give me, Lord, a life that sings
And victory over little things.
Give me Thy calm for every fear,
Thy peace for every falling tear;Make mine, O Lord, through calm and strife
A gracious and unselfish life:
Help me with those who know me best
For the Lord's sake, to stand the test.
~ Barbara C. Ryberg ~