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which may be expressed?By others constantly?Is not thine own; in truth confessed,?Where is the mystery?
Ask now these questions of thy soul:?My heart, is it sincere??Do I his holy name extol,?And is He truly dear??Like Peter can I, too, record?And urge his earnest plea,?"Thou knowest all things, gracious Lord;?Thou knowest I love Thee"?
There is no music like his voice:?To this can'st thou attest??No message makes thee so rejoice?As "Come to me and rest"??If there's been left within thine heart?By word or deed a thorn,?Can prayer extract the cruel dart?And heal it ere the morn?
Does prayer cast out disquietude?And every bitter thought;?All hate and enmity exclude?By Love with patience fraught??Or, if perchance there may be found?A hurt that festers still,?Is this the balm that soothes the wound--?"'Twas needed; 'tis God's will"?
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?
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