Did my grandmother or mother write this?

Our maternal grandmother used to write a lot – mostly thoughts on odd pieces of paper and notebooks and also letters to the newspapers – often published.  She travelled a great deal and wrote wonderful letters.  Our mother used to write too.

When our mother died my sister found this poem - handwritten on paper - at the back of a photograph of our father and I wonder if it was written by our grandmother (or mother) or is a published poem.  Can’t find it anywhere. It is  not really my sort of thing - I am probably too literal to be whole-hearted about it.  Yes, it is dated but very much of  its time – probably 1950s.  

Facing the Worst

It’s courage you’ll be needing when you have to face the worst

It’s courage you’ll be wanting then, so pray for courage first

Strength of will to meet and tackle what you have to do

Nothing less than that will get you by or pull you through

When crosses must be shouldered that you have to face alone

Out into the darkness on a road to you unknown

When something happens calling for the best that on you lies

Hold your head up to the light and to the challenge rise

When you think that God has failed you and the last hope gone

Think again, keep going, never doubting, struggle on

Lean on Him when in the dark, you’re lost with none to lead

Wordly goods won’t help you then – it’s courage you will need.

It is handwritten and signed “love Mum” - whether it was published, written by our grandmother or mother - I have no idea! If you can identify the source, please leave a comment - I don't publish them but I do read them and will acknowledge.