Is there a saint, however
poor,
However lowly
born,
That earthly treasure could
allure
Thee to mistreat
or scorn?
These queries, are they answered
well?
Then press with
joy toward Heaven,
Filled with that peace tongue
cannot tell,
The sense of sin
forgiven.
Accept your Saviour’s
proffered rest!
Behold! there’s
grace for thee;
All those who love Him now
are blest,—
Love in sincerity.
THEY’RE COMING!
They’re coming!
And it seems so long
Since sadly autumn laid them
low.
They left us with the robin’s
song,
They left us to the ice and
snow.
They’re coming!
So the March wind saith.
Though singing songs with
icy breath,
He’s chanting of another
May,
He’s chanting of King
Winter’s death.
They’re coming!
’Neath the forest’s mold,
In mossy beds of ferny soil,
Slowly their tiny robes unfold,
Yet do they neither spin nor
toil.
They’re coming!
With their influence pure,
Their emblematic power again
Of him who would our steps
allure
To realms of love, devoid
of pain.
They’re coming!
With the summer’s breeze,
With azure skies and sunny
showers,
With notes of birds and hum
of bees—
Who will not welcome back
the flowers?