42 THE MOUNTAINS 



to feel certain of God's providence, easier 

 to hate "the garish day," easier to be 

 humble and thankful and generous, easier 

 to be a Christian optimist. 



Already I have said that the moun- 

 tains are symbols of repose they are 

 much more than that, for they help us 

 fully to use the symbols, and thus possibly 

 to get that quick sense of our Lord's pres- 

 ence which quiets the anxious soul into a 

 blessed, thrice-blessed trust. 



"Cradled and rocked by wind and cloud, 

 Safe pillowed on the summit proud, 

 Steadied by that encircling arm 

 Which holds the universe from harm, 

 I knew the Lord my soul would keep, 

 Among his mountain-tops asleep." 



