--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - Lauritzen, Annie G. collections: - periodicals tags: - magazine - improvement-era periodical: Improvement Era volume: 11 number: 2 published: 1907-12 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'Annie G. Lauritzen, "Walking on the Waves: A Poem," *Improvement Era* 11, no. 2 (December 1907): 89.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1102unse transcription: Transcribed from the Internet Archive scan of each issue (the item for each issue is named in the issue's own source); unnumbered advertising leaves are omitted, printed page numbers are kept as page markers. identifier: improvementera1102unse start_page: 89 end_page: 89 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1907-12) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera1102unse publication_year: 1907 note: The Internet Archive item metadata carries a blanket "© Copyright by Intellectual Reserve, Inc." notice. The library owner judged it inapplicable because this issue was published in 1907, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # Walking on the Waves: A Poem WALKING ON THE WAVES. We have an immortal Brother — a King, Even until our earthly goal is won, Who once walked over the sea; From babyhood to the grave. An object lesson he then meant to bring, Brother, help us, do thou give us faith, Of faith unto you and me. As we walk o'er life's dark sea, ^nd thus when the waves of our life Keep us from sinking as faint Peter sank beat high, And help us to walk like Thee. On that tempestuous sea, And thus when great tempests of grief Let us know that the God of life is nigh, arise, Who once walked on Galilee. With sin and sorrow to o'ercome, In Him a faith, all supreme, bears us on, With our faith firm fixed on eternal skies, And bids us be strong and brave, Safely guide us back to home. Richfield, Utah. Annie G. Lauritzen.