A Crushed Rose
O,
beautiful rose , please tell me ,
For
I would like know
Why
I must crush your petals
That
the sweet perfume may flow .
O
life that is clothed in beauty
Perhaps
like that wonderful rose
You
will need to be crushed by suffering
If
the radiance of your life must glow
A
life that is crushed by sorrow
Can
feel for another’s grief ,
And
send out that fragrance of love
That
will bring some heart relief .
O
, do not repine at your testing
When
called to pass under the rod;
For
your life the sweeter will be
If
bless by the hand of God
Then
let us rejoice when He sendeth
Some
sorrow or hardship that tries ,
And
be glad to be crushed as the rose leaf
That
a sweeter perfume may arise ,
Jan
Bagwell
God
Bless !!