The Call Back Series—Loneliness

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Edith Hickman Divall

The glorious triumph and the song—
The gifts of God to me belong.
The place of honor is my right—
Partaker with the saints in light.
Who would not die for such a life?
Who would not dare the present strife,
For such a victory as this—
For such an end of crowning bliss?

They told me only of the cross
Of shame and sorrow, pain and loss.
They told me —and my eyes were dim—
That I must give up all for Him.

O crowning glory of the cross!
O wondrous gain from all my loss!
I come and lo! all things are mine—
Yea!—all things in the life Divine.

All things are mine—not far away,
Hereafter—here and now—today!
On earth I reign in life by One,
Complete, accepted, in God’s Son.
—Edith Hickman Divall.
Used by permission of Pickering and Inglis.

The writer of these words, Edith Hickman Divall, wrote the above poem out of the depth of her own personal experience. The oldest child in a large family, Edith was sent for a short period, to a farm run by two aunts who knew little about raising children and Edith experienced cold, hunger, and other hardships. She was a delicate girl and throughout her life, experienced violent headaches. Her poems later were distributed widely and brought blessing to many. Her story is found in Loneliness, the second book in the “Call Back Series,” and written by Edwin and Lillian Harvey, It is published by Harvey Christian Publishers and available in their Online Christian Bookstore.

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