Church poetry : or, Christian thoughts in old and modern verse . ay,Or let our souFs bright sun go down, And turn to night our day. H. 148 HOLY LIVING. Let God to show our need and sin But raise this fair earths pall,One little drop of wrath, within Our cup of life let fall. How deep, each well connd line, fresh found, Will pierce the inmost heart;We hang upon the precious sound Our life-breath to impart. Words full long known, unheeded long, Now flash in dazzling light;They speak with more than angels tongue To comfort or affright. Yet Christ a master key has given,High boon His saints may sh
Church poetry : or, Christian thoughts in old and modern verse . ay,Or let our souFs bright sun go down, And turn to night our day. H. 148 HOLY LIVING. Let God to show our need and sin But raise this fair earths pall,One little drop of wrath, within Our cup of life let fall. How deep, each well connd line, fresh found, Will pierce the inmost heart;We hang upon the precious sound Our life-breath to impart. Words full long known, unheeded long, Now flash in dazzling light;They speak with more than angels tongue To comfort or affright. Yet Christ a master key has given,High boon His saints may share, To ope the golden doors of heavenAnd lay its treasures bare. There might we range in pastures bright, And in and out might go ;There ever find undying light To dim this worlds false glow. HOLY LIVING. 149 Alas ! few hands that key can turnTill taught by touch of pain ; Earths slaves toil out that secret stern,The guileless find so plain. Oh, for that heart, instinctive—good— In pure obedience glad ;Happy as spirit unsubdued, Thoughtful as spirit sad !. o3 150 HOLY LIVING. THE KNIGHT AT THE HOUSE OF HOLINESS. Spenser. Strange thing it is an errant knight to see Here in this place, or any other wight That hither turns his steps ; so few there be That choose the narrow path, or seek the right ? All keep the broad high way, and take delight With many rather for to go astray, And be partakers of their evil plight, Than with a few to walk the rightest way. O foolish Men ! why haste ye to your own decay ? STEADFASTNESS. S. R. Many are the ways I see, But one only good for me, That which Thou, great God, hast shown In the Gospel of Thy Son. Pleasure palls, and business tires,Honour oft in shame expires ;Knowledge is a doubtful ray,Friends, alas ! are things of clay. HOLY LIVING. 151 But the sense of Thee, oh God,Better things to man hath showd,And makes life the further onMore and more a blessed one. Listen, listen to the call;Seek Gods kingdom first of all;Do to Him whateer y
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