. Our Sunday book of reading and pictures . Though yet your valleys skulk in night, In Gods ripe fields the day is cried,And reapers with their sickles bright, Troop, singing, down the mountain-sideCome up and feel what health there is In the frank Dawns delighted , bending with a pitying kiss. The nicrht-shed tears of Earth she dries !. i -.^V 2 F ABOVE AND BELOW. 227 The Lord wants reapers : oh, mount up, Before night comes and says,—Too late!Stay not for taking scrip or cup. The Master hungers while ye wait;Tis from these heights alone your eyes The advancing spears of day can see,Wh
. Our Sunday book of reading and pictures . Though yet your valleys skulk in night, In Gods ripe fields the day is cried,And reapers with their sickles bright, Troop, singing, down the mountain-sideCome up and feel what health there is In the frank Dawns delighted , bending with a pitying kiss. The nicrht-shed tears of Earth she dries !. i -.^V 2 F ABOVE AND BELOW. 227 The Lord wants reapers : oh, mount up, Before night comes and says,—Too late!Stay not for taking scrip or cup. The Master hungers while ye wait;Tis from these heights alone your eyes The advancing spears of day can see,Which oer the eastern hill-tops rise, To break your long captivity. II. Lone watcher on the mountain-height! It is right precious to beholdThe first long surf of climbing light Flood all the thirsty east with gold ;But we, who in the shadow sit. Know also when the day is nigh,Seeing thy shining forehead lit With his inspiring prophecy. Thou hast thine office ; we have ours : God lacks not early service here,For what are thine eleventh hours He counts with us for morning cheer;Our day, for Him, is long enough. And when He giveth work to bruised reed is amply tough To pierce the shield of error through. But not the less do thou aspire Lights earlier messages to preach ;Keep back no syllable of fire,— Plunge deep the rowels of thy
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