Quote#God & Faith
’Mid toil and tribulation
Quote bySamuel John Stone · 1839–1900
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "The Church's One Foundation", in Lyra Fidelium (1866).
English (original)
’Mid toil and tribulation, And tumult of her war, She waits the consummation Of peace for evermore; Till with the vision glorious Her longing eyes are blest, And the great Church victorious Shall be the Church at rest.
— Samuel John Stone
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