A poem for the new year

Graphic by Little Birdie Blessings

I don't know who wrote the following; it was included in the reading for January 2 in Streams in the Desert, but without any author being named.  I would gladly give the author credit if I knew who he or she was.  Here is the poem:

"Still upward be thine onward course:
For this I pray today;
Still upward as the years go by, 
And seasons pass away.

"Still upward in this coming year, 
Thy path is all untried;
Still upward may'st thou journey on,
Close by thy Savior's side.

"Still upward e'en though sorrow come
And trials crush thine heart;
Still upward may they draw thy soul,
With Christ to walk apart.

"Still upward till the day shall break,
And shadows all have flown;
Still upward till in Heaven you wake,
And stand before the throne."

I want to move upward in the coming year.  How about you?