Ibc Podcast

The Torch Bearer, Author Uknown. It is a poem our President, Paul D. Mooney likes to read each year to graduates as a reminder. If you're an IBC Alumni, you've no doubt heard it. It's a great reminder and holds special meaning read by Rev. Paul D. Mooney - a man who has bore the torch boldly. The Torch Bearer The God of the High Endeavor Gave me a torch to bear. I lifted it high above me In the dark and murky air; And straightway with loud hosannas The crowd proclaimed its light And followed me as I carried my torch Through the starless night, Till drunk with people’s praises And mad with vanity I forgot ’twas the torch they followed And fancied they followed me. Then slowly my arm grew weary Upholding the shining load And my tired feet went stumbling Over the dusty road. I fell with the torch beneath me. In a moment the light was out. When lo! from the throng a stripling Sprang forth with a mighty shout, Caught up the torch as it smoldered, And lifted it high again, Till fanned by the winds of heaven, It fir