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." 



