,,bees ,,in ,,amber ,a ,,little ,,book ,,of ,,thoughtful ,,verse ,,by ,,john ,,oxenham #aiac ,,to ,,those ,i ,,hold ,,dearest ,,this ,,of ,,my ,,best4 ,,contents ,,credo ,,new ,,year',s ,,day ,,and ,,everyday ,,philosopher',s ,,garden ,,flowers ,,of ,,the ,,dust ,,the ,,pilgrim ,,way ,,everymaid ,,better ,,and ,,best ,,the ,,shadow ,,the ,,potter ,,nightfall ,,the ,,pruner ,,the ,,ways ,,seeds ,,whirring ,,wheels ,,the ,,bells ,,of ,,ys ,,the ,,little ,,poem ,,of ,,life ,,cup ,,of ,,mixture ,,weavers ,,all ,,the ,,clearer ,,vision ,,shadows ,,the ,,inn ,,of ,,life ,,life',s ,,chequer-,,board ,,cross-,,roads ,,quo ,,vadis8 ,,tamate ,,burden-,,bearers ,,the ,,iron ,,flail ,,sark ,e4,a4 ,,the ,,passing ,,of ,,the ,,queen ,,the ,,golden ,,cord ,,thank ,,god ,,for ,,peace6 ,,god',s ,,handwriting ,,stephen--,,saul ,,paul ,,wakening ,,macedonia1 #aijc ,,hearts ,,in ,,exile ,,wandered ,,bide ,a ,,wee6 ,,the ,,word ,,that ,,was ,,left ,,unsaid ,,don',t ,,worry6 ,,the ,,golden ,,rose ,,gadara1 ,a4,d4 #ca ,,the ,,bells ,,of ,,stepan ,,iline ,,bolt ,,that ,,door6 ,,giant ,,circumstance ,,the ,,hungry ,,sea ,,we ,,thank ,,thee1 ,,lord ,,the ,,vail ,,no ,,east ,,or ,,west ,,the ,,day--,,the ,,way ,,liberty1 ,,equality1 ,,fraternity ,,freemen ,,the ,,long ,,road ,,the ,,christ ,,the ,,ballad ,,of ,,lost ,,souls ,,profit ,,and ,,loss ,,free ,,men ,,of ,,god ,,treasure-,,trove ,,the ,,gate ,,bring ,,us ,,the ,,light ,,all',s ,,well6 ,,his ,,mercy ,,endureth ,,for ,,ever ,,god ,,is ,,good ,,some--,,and ,,some ,,the ,,prince ,,of ,,life ,,judgment ,,day ,,darkness ,,and ,,light ,,india ,,livingstone ,,livingstone ,,the ,,builder ,,livingstone',s ,,soliloquy ,,kapiolani ,,they ,,come6 ,,processionals ,,faith ,i ,,will6 ,a ,,little ,,te ,,deum ,,of ,,the ,,commonplace ,,policeman ,x ,,your ,,place ,,in ,,narrow ,,ways ,,shut ,,windows ,,props ,,bed-,,rock ,,after ,,work ,,kapiolani ,,in ,,rarotongan ,,author',s ,,apology ,in these rushful days an apology is advisable1 if not absolutely essential1 from any man1 save the one or two elect1 who has the temerity to publish a volume of verse4 ,these stray lines1 such as they are1 have come to me from time to time1 ,i hardly know how or whence2 certainly not of deliberate intention or of malice aforethought4 ,more often than not they have come to the interruption of other1 as it seemed to me1 more important--and undoubtedly more profitable--work4 ,they are for the most part1 simply attempts at concrete and rememberable expression of ideas--ages old most of them--which asked for more4 ,most writers1 ,i imagine1 find themselves at times in that same predicament--worried by some thought which dances within them and stubbornly refuses to be satisfied with the sober dress of prose4 ,for their own satisfaction and relief1 in such a case1 if they be not fools they endeavour to garb it more to its liking1 and so find peace4 ,or1 to vary the metaphor1 they pluck the ,bee out of their ,bonnet and pop it into such amber as they happen to have about them or are able to evolve1 and so put an end to its buzzing4 ,in their previous states these little ,bonnet-,bees of mine have apparently given pleasure to quite a number of intelligent and thoughtful folk2 and now--chiefly1 ,i am bound to say1 for my own satisfaction in seeing them all together--,i have gathered them into one bunch4 ,if they please you--good6 ,if not1 there is no harm done1 and one man is content4 ,,john ,,oxenham ,,credo ,not what1 but ,,whom1 ,i do believe1 ,that1 in my darkest hour of need1 ,hath comfort that no mortal creed ,to mortal man may give2-- ,not what1 but ,,whom6 ,for ,christ is more than all the creeds1 ,and ,his full life of gentle deeds ,shall all the creeds outlive4 ,not what ,i do believe1 but ,,whom6 ,,who walks beside me in the gloom8 ,,who shares the burden wearisome8 ,,who all the dim way doth illume1 ,and bids me look beyond the tomb ,the larger life to live8-- ,not what ,i do believe1 ,,but ,,whom6 ,not what1 ,but ,,whom6 ,,new ,,year',s ,,day--,,and ,,every ,,day ,each man is ,captain of his ,soul1 ,and each man his own ,crew1 ,but the ,pilot knows the ,unknown ,seas1 ,and ,he will bring us through4 ,we break new seas to-day1-- ,our eager keels quest unaccustomed waters1 ,and1 from the vast uncharted waste in front1 ,the mystic circles leap ,to greet our prows with mightiest possibilities2 ,bringing us--what8 --,dread shoals and shifting banks8 --,and calms and storms8 --,and clouds and biting gales8 --,and wreck and loss8 --,and valiant fighting-times8 ,and1 maybe1 ,death6--and so1 the ,larger ,life6 ,for should the ,pilot deem it best ,to cut the voyage short1 ,he sees beyond the sky-line1 and ,he'll bring us into ,port4 ,and1 maybe1 ,life1--,life on a bounding tide1 ,and chance of glorious deeds2-- ,of help swift-born to drowning mariners2 ,of cheer to ships dismasted in the gale2 ,of succours given unasked and joyfully2 ,of mighty service to all needy souls4 ,so--,ho for the ,pilot's orders1 ,whatever course ,he makes6 ,for ,he sees beyond the sky-line1 ,and ,he never makes mistakes4 ,and1 maybe1 ,golden ,days1 ,full freighted with delight6 --,and wide free seas of unimagined bliss1 --,and ,treasure ,isles1 and ,kingdoms to be won1 --,and ,undiscovered ,countries1 and ,new ,kin4 ,for each man captains his own ,soul1 ,and chooses his own ,crew1 ,but the ,pilot knows the ,unknown ,seas1 ,and ,he will bring us through4 ,,philosopher',s ,,garden ,see this my garden1 ,large and fair6 --,thus1 to his friend1 ,the ,philosopher4 ',tis not too long1 ,his friend replied1 ,with truth exact1-- ,nor yet too wide4 ,but well compact1 ,if somewhat cramped ,on every side4 ,quick the reply-- ,but see how high6-- ,it reaches up ,to ,god's blue sky6 ,not by their size ,measure we men ,or things4 ,wisdom1 with eyes ,washed in the fire1 ,seeketh the things ,that are higher-- ,things that have wings1 ,thoughts that aspire4 ,,flowers ,,of ,,the ,,dust ,the ,mills of ,god grind slowly1 but they grind exceeding small-- ,so soft and slow the great wheels go they scarcely move at all2 ,but the souls of men fall into them and are powdered into dust1 ,and in that dust grow the ,passion-,flowers--,love1 ,hope1 ,trust4 ,most wondrous their upspringing1 in the dust of the ,grinding-,mills1 ,and rare beyond the telling the fragrance each distils4 ,some grow up tall and stately1 and some grow sweet and small1 ,but ,life out of ,death is in each one--with purpose grow they all4 ,for that dust is ,god's own garden1 and the ,lord ,christ tends it fair1 ,with oh1 such loving tenderness6 and oh1 such patient care6 ,in sorrow the seeds are planted1 they are watered with bitter tears1 ,but their roots strike down to the ,water-,springs and the ,sources of the ,years4 ,these flowers of ,christ's own providence1 they wither not nor die1 ,but flourish fair1 and fairer still1 through all eternity4 ,in the ,dust of the ,mills and in travail the amaranth seeds are sown1 ,but the ,flowers in their full beauty climb the ,pillars of the ,throne4 ,,note4--,the first line only is adapted from the ,sinngedichte of ,friedrich von ,logau4 ,,the ,,pilgrim ,,way ,but once ,i pass this way1 ,and then--no more4 ,but once--and then1 the ,silent ,door ,swings on its hinges1-- ,opens 444 closes1-- ,and no more ,i pass this way4 ,so while ,i may1 ,with all my might1 ,i will essay ,sweet comfort and delight1 ,to all ,i meet upon the ,pilgrim ,way4 ,for no man travels twice ,the ,great ,highway1 ,that climbs through ,darkness up to ,light1-- ,through ,night ,to ,day4 ,,everymaid ,king's ,daughter6 ,wouldst thou be all fair1 ,without--within-- ,peerless and beautiful1 ,a very ,queen8 ,know then3-- ,not as men build unto the ,silent ,one1-- ,with clang and clamour1 ,traffic of rude voices1 ,clink of steel on stone1 ,and din of hammer2-- ,not so the temple of thy grace is reared4 ,but1--in the inmost shrine ,must thou begin1 ,and build with care ,a ,holy ,place1 ,a place unseen1 ,each stone a prayer4 ,then1 having built1 ,thy shrine sweep bare ,of self and sin1 ,and all that might demean2 ,and1 with endeavour1 ,watching ever1 praying ever1 ,keep it fragrant-sweet1 and clean3 ,so1 by ,god's grace1 it be fit place1-- ,his ,christ shall enter and shall dwell therein4 ,not as in earthly fane--where chase ,of steel on stone may strive to win ,some outward grace1-- ,thy temple face is chiselled from within4 ,,better ,,and ,,best ,better in bitterest agony to lie1 ,before ,thy throne1 ,than through much increase to be lifted up on high1 ,and stand alone4 ,better by one sweet soul1 constant and true1 ,to be beloved1 ,than all the kingdoms of delight to trample through1 ,unloved1 unloved4 ,yet best--the need that broke me at ,thy feet1 ,in voiceless prayer1 ,and cast my chastened heart1 a sacrifice complete1 ,upon ,thy care4 ,for all the world is nought1 and less than nought1 ,compared with this1-- ,that my dear ,lord1 with ,his own life1 my ransom bought1 ,and ,i am ,his4 ,,the ,,shadow ,shapeless and grim1 ,a ,shadow dim ,o'erhung the ways1 ,and darkened all my days4 ,and all who saw1 ,with bated breath1 ,said1 ,it is ,death6 ,and ,i1 in weakness ,slipping towards the ,night1 ,in sore affright ,looked up4 ,and lo6-- ,no ,spectre grim1 ,but just a dim ,sweet face1 ,a sweet high mother-face1 ,a face like ,christ's ,own ,mother's face1 ,alight with tenderness ,and grace4 ,thou art not ,death6 ,i cried2-- ,for ,life's supremest fantasy ,had never thus envisaged ,death to me2-- ,thou art not ,death1 the ,end6 ,in accents winning1 ,came the answer1--,friend1 ,there is no ,death6 ,i am the ,beginning1 --,not the ,end6 ,,the ,,potter ,a ,potter1 playing with his lump of clay1 ,fashioned an image of supremest worth4 ,never was nobler image made on earth1 ,than this that ,i have fashioned of my clay4 ,and ,i1 of mine own skill1 did fashion it1-- ,i--from this lump of clay4 ,the ,master1 looking out on ,pots and ,men1 ,heard his vain boasting1 smiled at that he said4 ,the clay is ,mine1 and ,i the ,potter made1 ,as ,i made all things1--stars1 and clay1 and men4 ,in what doth this man overpass the rest8 --,be thou as other men6 ,he touched the ,image1--and it fell to dust1 ,he touched the ,potter1--he to dust did fall4 ,gently the ,master1--,i did make them all1-- ,all things and men1 heaven's glories1 and the dust4 ,who with ,me works shall quicken death itself1 ,without ,me--dust is dust4 ,,nightfall ,fold up the tent6 ,the sun is in the ,west4 ,to-morrow my untented soul will range ,among the blest4 ,and ,i am well content1 ,for what is sent1 is sent1 ,and ,god knows best4 ,fold up the tent1 ,and speed the parting guest6 ,the night draws on1 though night and day are one ,on this long quest4 ,this house was only lent ,for my apprenticement-- ,what is1 is best4 ,fold up the tent6 ,its slack ropes all undone1 ,its pole all broken1 and its cover rent1-- ,its work is done4 ,but mine--tho' spoiled and spent ,mine earthly tenement-- ,is but begun4 ,fold up the tent6 ,its tenant would be gone1 ,to fairer skies than mortal eyes ,may look upon4 ,all that ,i loved has passed1 ,and left me at the last ,alone6--alone6 ,fold up the tent6 ,above the mountain's crest1 ,i hear a clear voice calling1 calling clear1-- ,to rest6 ,to rest6 ,and ,i am glad to go1 ,for the sweet oil is low1 ,and rest is best6 ,,the ,,pruner ,god is a zealous pruner1 ,for ,he knows-- ,who1 falsely tender1 spares the knife ,but spoils the rose4 ,,the ,,ways ,to every man there openeth ,a ,way1 and ,ways1 and a ,way4 ,and the ,high ,soul climbs the ,high way1 ,and the ,low ,soul gropes the ,low1 ,and in between1 on the misty flats1 ,the rest drift to and fro4 ,but to every man there openeth ,a ,high ,way1 and a ,low4 ,and every man decideth ,the ,way his soul shall go4 ,,seeds ,what shall we be like when ,we cast this earthly body and attain ,to immortality8 ,what shall we be like then8 ,ah1 who shall say ,what vast expansions shall be ours that day8 ,what transformations of this house of clay1 ,to fit the heavenly mansions and the light of day8 ,ah1 who shall say8 ,but this we know1-- ,we drop a seed into the ground1 ,a tiny1 shapeless thing1 shrivelled and dry1 ,and1 in the fulness of its time1 is seen ,a form of peerless beauty1 robed and crowned ,beyond the pride of any earthly queen1 ,instinct with loveliness1 and sweet and rare1 ,the perfect emblem of its ,maker's care4 ,this from a shrivelled seed8-- --,then may man hope indeed6 ,for man is but the seed of what he shall be4 ,when1 in the fulness of his perfecting1 ,he drops the husk and cleaves his upward way1 ,through earth's retardings and the clinging clay1 ,into the sunshine of ,god's perfect day4 ,no fetters then6 ,no bonds of time or space6 ,but powers as ample as the boundless grace ,that suffered man1 and death1 and yet1 in tenderness1 ,set wide the door1 and passed ,himself before-- ,as ,he had promised--to prepare a place4 ,yea1 we may hope6 ,for we are seeds1 ,dropped into earth for heavenly blossoming4 ,perchance1 when comes the time of harvesting1 ,his loving care ,may find some use for even a humble tare4 ,we know not what we shall be--only this-- ,that we shall be made like ,him--as ,he is4 ,,whirring ,,wheels ,lord1 when on my bed ,i lie1 ,sleepless1 unto ,thee ,i'll cry2 ,when my brain works overmuch1 ,stay the wheels with ,thy soft touch4 ,just a quiet thought of ,thee1 ,and of ,thy sweet charity1-- ,just a little prayer1 and then ,i will turn to sleep again4 ,,the ,,bells ,,of ,,ys ,when the ,bells of ,ys rang softly1--softly1 ,soft--and sweet--and low1 ,not a sound was heard in the old gray town1 ,as the silvery tones came floating down1 ,but life stood still with uncovered head1 ,and doers of ill did good instead1 ,and abroad the ,peace of ,god was shed1 ,when the bells aloft sang softly--softly1 ,soft--and sweet--and low1-- ,the ,silver ,bells and the ,golden ,bells1-- ,aloft1 and aloft1 and alow4 ,and still those ,bells ring softly--softly1 ,soft--and sweet--and low4 ,though full twelve hundred years have gone1 ,since the waves rolled over the old gray town1 ,bold men of the sea1 in the grip of the flow1 ,still hear the ,bells1 as they pass and go1 ,or win to life with their hearts aglow1 ,when the ,bells below sing softly--softly1 ,soft--and sweet--and low1-- ,the ,silver ,bells and the ,golden ,bells1-- ,alow1 and alow1 and alow4 ,o the ,mystical ,bells1 they still ring softly1 ,soft--and sweet--and low1-- ,for the sound of their singing shall never die ,in the hearts that are tuned to their melody2 ,and down in the world's wild rush and roar1 ,that sweeps us along to the ,opening ,door4 ,hearts still beat high as they beat of yore1 ,when the ,bells sing softly--softly--softly1 ,soft--and sweet--and low1 ,the ,silver ,bells and the ,golden ,bells1-- ,alow1 and aloft1 and alow4 ,,the ,,little ,,poem ,,of ,,life ,i2-- ,thou2-- ,we2-- ,they2-- ,small words1 but mighty4 ,in their span ,are bound the life and hopes of man4 ,for1 first1 his thoughts of his own self are full2 ,until another comes his heart to rule4 ,for them1 life's best is centred round their love2 ,till younger lives come all their love to prove4 ,,cup ,,of ,,mixture ,for every ,guest who comes with him to sup1 ,the ,host compounds a strangely mingled cup2-- ,red ,wine of ,life and ,dregs of ,bitterness1 ,and1 will-he1 nil-he1 each must drink it up4 ,,weavers ,,all ,warp and ,woof and ,tangle1-- ,weavers of ,webs are we4 ,living and dying--and mightier dead1 ,for the shuttle1 once sped1 is sped--is sped2-- ,weavers of ,webs are we4 ,white1 and ,black1 and ,hodden-gray1-- ,weavers of ,webs are we4 ,to every weaver one golden strand ,is given in trust by the ,master-,hand2-- ,weavers of ,webs are we4 ,and that we weave1 we know not1-- ,weavers of ,webs are we4 ,the threads we see1 but the pattern is known ,to the ,master-,weaver alone1 alone2-- ,weavers of ,webs are we4 ,,the ,,clearer ,,vision ,when1 with bowed head1 ,and silent-streaming tears1 ,with mingled hopes and fears1 ,to earth we yield our dead2 ,the ,saints1 with clearer sight1 ,do cry in glad accord1-- ,a soul released from prison ,is risen1 is risen1-- ,is risen to the glory of the ,lord4 ,,shadows ,shadows are but for the moment-- ,quickly past2 ,and then the sun the brighter shines ,that it was overcast4 ,for ,light is ,life6 ,gracious and sweet1 ,the fair life-giving sun doth scatter blessings ,with his light and heat1-- ,and shadows4 ,but the shadows that come of the life-giving sun ,crouch at his feet4 ,no mortal life but has its shadowed times-- ,not one6 ,life without shadow could not taste the full ,sweet glory of the sun4 ,no shadow falls1 but there1 behind it1 stands ,the ,light ,behind the wrongs and sorrows of life's troublous ways ,stands ,,right4 ,,the ,,inn ,,of ,,life ,as ,it was in the ,beginning1-- ,is ,now1-- ,and4448 ,anno ,domini ,i4 99 99 99 99 99 ,no room6 ,no room6 ,the ,inn is full1 ,yea--overfull4 ,no room have we for such as ye-- ,poor folk of ,galilee1 ,pass on6 ,pass on6 ,nay then6-- ,your charity ,will ne'er deny ,some corner mean1 ,where she may lie unseen4 ,for see6-- ,her time is nigh4 ,alack6 ,and she ,so young and fair6 ,place have we none2 ,and yet--how bid ye gone8 ,stay then6--out there ,among the beasts ,ye may find room1 ,and eke a truss ,to lie upon4 ,anno ,domini #aiac1 etc41 etc4 99 99 99 99 99 ,no room6 ,no room6 ,no room for ,thee1 ,thou ,man of ,galilee6 ,the house is full1 ,yea1 overfull4 ,there is no room for ,thee1-- ,pass on6 ,pass on6 ,nay--see6 ,the place is packed4 ,we scarce have room ,for our own selves1 ,so how shall we ,find room for ,thee1 ,thou ,man of ,galilee1-- ,pass on6 ,pass on6 ,but--if ,thou shouldst ,this way again1 ,and we can find ,so much as one small corner ,free from guest1 ,not then in vain ,thy quest4 ,but now-- ,the house is full4 ,pass on6 ,christ passes ,on ,his ceaseless quest1 ,nor will ,he rest ,with any1 ,save as ,chiefest ,guest4 ,,life',s ,,chequer-,,board ',tis all a ,chequer-,board of ,nights and ,days1 ,where ,detiny with men for pieces plays1 ,hither and thither moves1 and mates and slays1 ,and one by one back in the ,closet lays4 ,omar ,khayyam4 ,a ,chequer-,board of mingled ,light and ,shade8 ,and ,we the ,pieces on it deftly laid8 ,moved and removed1 without a word to say1 ,by the ,same ,hand that ,board and ,pieces made8 ,no ,pieces we in any ,fateful ,game1 ,nor free to shift on ,destiny the blame2 ,each ,soul doth tend its own immortal flame1 ,fans it to ,heaven1 or smothers it in shame4 ,,cross-,,roads ,oft1 as he jogs along the ,winding-,way1 ,occasion comes for ,every ,man to say1-- ,this ,road8--or ,that8 and as he chooses them1 ,so shall his journey end in ,night or ,day4 ,,quo ,,vadis8 ,peter1 outworn1 ,and menaced by the sword1 ,shook off the dust of ,rome2 ,and1 as he fled1 ,met one1 with eager face1 ,hastening cityward1 ,and1 to his vast amaze1 ,it was ,the ,lord4 ,lord1 whither goest ,thou8 ,he cried1 importunate1 ,and ,christ replied1-- ,peter1 ,i suffer loss4 ,i go to take thy place1 ,to bear thy cross4 ,then ,peter bowed his head1 ,discomforted2 ,there1 at the ,master's feet1 ,found grace complete1 ,and courage1 and new faith1 ,and turned--with ,him1 ,to ,death4 ,so we1-- ,whene'er we fail ,of our full duty1 ,cast on ,him our load1-- ,who suffered sore for us1 ,who frail flesh wore for us1 ,who all things bore for us1-- ,on ,christ1 ,the ,lord4 ,,tamate ,great-,heart is dead1 they say1-- ,great-,heart the ,teacher1 ,great-,heart the ,joyous1 ,great-,heart the ,fearless1 ,great-,heart the ,martyr1 ,great-,heart of ,sweet ,white ,fire4 ,great-,heart is dead1 they say1-- ,fighting the fight1 ,holding the ,light1 ,into the night4 ,great-,heart is dead1 they say4-- ,but the ,light shall burn the brighter4 ,and the night shall be the lighter1 ,for his going2 ,and a rich1 rich harvest for his sowing4 ,great-,heart is dead1 they say6-- ,what is death to such an one as ,great-,heart8 ,one sigh1 perchance1 for work unfinished here2-- ,then a swift passing to a mightier sphere1 ,new joys1 perfected powers1 the vision clear1 ,and all the amplitude of heaven to work ,the work he held so dear4 ,great-,heart is dead1 say they8 ,nor dead nor sleeping6 ,he lives on6 ,his name ,shall kindle many a heart to equal flame4 ,the fire he lighted shall burn on and on1 ,till all the darkness of the lands be gone1 ,and all the kingdoms of the earth be won1 ,and one4 ,a soul so fiery sweet can never die1 ,but lives and loves and works through all eternity4 ,,burden-,,bearers ,burden-bearers are we all1 ,great and small4 ,burden-sharers be ye all1 ,great and small6 ,where another shares the load1 ,two draw nearer ,god4 ,yet there are burdens we can share with none1 ,save ,god2 ,and paths remote where we must walk alone1 ,with ,god2 ,for lonely burden and for path apart-- ,thank ,god6 ,if these but serve to bring the burdened heart ,to ,god4 ,,the ,,iron ,,flail ,time beats out all things with his iron flail1 ,things great1 things small4 ,with steady strokes that never fail1 ,with slow1 sure strokes of his iron flail1 ,time beats out all4 ,,sark ,pearl ,iridescent6 ,pearl of the sea6 ,shimmering1 glimmering ,pearl of the sea6 ,white in the sun-flecked ,silver ,sea1 ,white in the moon-decked ,silver ,sea1 ,white in the wrath of the ,silver ,sea1-- ,pearl of the ,silver ,sea6 ,lapped in the smile of the ,silver ,sea1 ,ringed in the foam of the ,silver ,sea1 ,glamoured in mists of the ,silver ,sea1-- ,pearl of the ,silver ,sea6 ,glancing and glimmering under the sun4 ,jewel and casket all in one1 ,joy supreme of the sun's day dream1 ,soft in the gleam of the golden beam1-- ,pearl of the ,silver ,sea6 ,splendour of ,hope in the rising sun1 ,glory of ,love in the noonday sun1 ,wonder of ,faith in the setting sun1-- ,pearl of the ,silver ,sea6 ,gaunt and grim to the outer world1 ,jewel and casket all impearled ,with the kiss of the ,silver ,sea6-- ,with the flying kiss of the ,silver ,sea1 ,with the long sweet kiss of the ,silver ,sea1 ,with the rainbow kiss of the ,silver ,sea1-- ,pearl of the ,silver ,sea6 ,and oh the sight1--the wonderful sight1 ,when calm and white1 in the mystic light ,of her quivering pathway1 broad and bright1 ,the ,queen of the ,night1 in silver dight1 ,sails over the ,silver ,sea6 ,wherever ,i go1 and wherever ,i be1 ,the joy and the longing are there with me1-- ,the gleam and the glamour come back to me1-- ,in a mystical rapture there comes to me1 ,the call of the ,silver ,sea6 ,as needle to pole is my heart to thee1 ,pearl of the ,silver ,sea6 ,e4,a41 ,nov4 #f1 #aijj ,bright stars of ,faith and ,hope1 her eyes ,shall shine for us through all the years4 ,for all her life was ,love1 and fears ,touch not the love that never dies4 ,and ,death itself1 to her1 was but ,the wider opening of the door ,that had been opening1 more and more1 ,through all her life1 and ne'er was shut4 --,and never shall be shut4 ,she left ,the door ajar for you and me1 ,and1 looking after her1 we see ,the glory shining through the cleft4 ,and when our own time comes1--again ,we'll meet her face to face2--again ,well see the star-shine2 and again ,she'll greet us with her soft1 ,come ben6 ,,the ,,passing ,,of ,,the ,,queen ,hark6 ,the drums6 ,muffled drums6 ,the long low ruffle of the drums6-- ,and every head is bowed1 ,in the vast expectant crowd1 ,as the ,great ,queen comes1-- ,by the way she knew so well1 ,where our cheers were wont to swell1 ,as we tried in vain to tell ,of our love unspeakable4 ,now she comes ,to the rolling of the drums1 ,and the slow sad tolling of the bell4 ,let every head be bowed1 ,in the silent waiting crowd1 ,as the ,great ,queen comes1 ,to the slow sad ruffle of the drums6 ,who is this that comes1 ,to the rolling of the drums1 ,in the sorrowful great silence of the peoples8 ,take heart of grace1 ,she is not here6 ,the ,great ,queen is not here6 ,what most in her we did revere1-- ,the lofty spirit1 white and clear1 ,the tender love that knew no fear1 ,the soul sincere1-- ,these come not here1 ,to the rolling of the drums1 ,in the silence and the sorrow of the peoples4 ,death has but little part ,in her4 ,love cannot die4 ,who reigns in every heart ,hath immortality4 ,so1 though our heads are bent1 ,our hearts are jubilant1 ,as she comes1-- ,as a conqueror she comes-- ,with the rolling of the drums1 ,to the stateliest of her homes1 ,in the hearts of her true and faithful peoples4 ,for the ,great ,queen lives for ever ,in the hearts of those who love her4 ,january1 #aija4 ,,the ,,golden ,,cord ,through every minute of this day1 ,be with me1 ,lord6 ,through every day of all this week1 ,be with me1 ,lord6 ,through every week of all this year1 ,be with me1 ,lord6 ,through all the years of all this life1 ,be with me1 ,lord6 ,so shall the days and weeks and years ,be threaded on a golden cord1 ,and all draw on with sweet accord ,unto ,thy fulness1 ,lord1 ,that so1 when time is past1 ,by ,grace1 ,i may at last1 ,be with ,thee1 ,lord4 ,,thank ,,god ,,for ,,peace6 ,,june1 #aijb ,thank ,god for ,peace6 ,up to the sombre sky ,rolled one great thankful sigh1 ,rolled one great gladsome cry-- ,the soul's deliverance of a mighty people4 ,thank ,god for ,peace6 ,the long-low-hanging war-cloud rolled away1 ,and night glowed brighter than the brightest day4 ,for ,peace is ,light1 ,and ,war is grimmer than the ,night4 ,thank ,god for ,peace6 ,great ocean1 was your mighty calm unstirred ,as through your depths1 unseen1 unheard1 ,sped on its way the glorious word ,that called a weary nation to ungird1 ,and sheathed once more the keen1 reluctant sword8 ,thank ,god for ,peace6 ,the word came to us as we knelt in prayer ,that wars might cease4 ,peace found us on our knees1 and prayer for ,peace ,was changed to prayer of deepest thankfulness4 ,we knelt in ,war1 we rose in ,peace to bless ,thy grace1 ,thy care1 ,thy tenderness4 ,thank ,god for ,peace6 ,no matter now the rights and wrongs of it2 ,you fought us bravely1 and we fought you fair4 ,the fight is done4 ,grip hands6 ,no malice bear6 ,we greet you1 brothers1 to the nobler strife ,of building up the newer1 larger life6 ,join hands6 ,join hands6 ,ye nations of the stock6 ,and make henceforth a mighty ,trust for ,peace4 ,a great enduring peace that shall withstand ,the shocks of time and circumstance2 and every land ,shall rise and bless you--and shall never cease ,to bless you--for that glorious gift of ,peace4 ,,god',s ,,handwriting ,he writes in characters too grand ,for our short sight to understand2 ,we catch but broken strokes1 and try ,to fathom all the mystery ,of withered hopes1 of death1 of life1 ,the endless war1 the useless strife1-- ,but there1 with larger1 clearer sight1 ,we shall see this--,his way was right4 ,,stephen--,,saul ,stephen1 who died while ,i stood by consenting1 ,wrought in his death the making of a life1 ,bruised one hard heart to thought of swift repenting1 ,fitted one fighter for a nobler strife4 ,stephen1 the ,saint1 triumphant and forgiving1 ,prayed while the hot blows beat him to the earth4 ,was that a dying8 ,rather was it living6-- ,through his soul's travail my soul came to birth4 ,stephen1 the ,martyr1 full of faith and fearless1 ,smiled when his bruised lips could no longer pray1-- ,smiled with a courage undismayed and peerless1-- ,smiled6--and that smile is with me1 night and day4 ,o1 was it ,i that stood there1 all consenting8 ,i--at whose feet the young men's clothes were laid8 ,was it my will that wrought that hot tormenting8 ,my heart that boasted over ,stephen1 dead8 ,yes1 it was ,i4 ,and sore to me the telling4 ,yes1 it was ,i4 ,and thought of it has been ,god's potent spur my whole soul's might compelling ,these outer darknesses for ,him to win4 ,,paul ,bond-slave to ,christ1 and in my bonds rejoicing1 ,earmarked to ,him ,i counted less than nought2 ,his man henceforward1 eager to be voicing ,that wondrous ,love which ,saul the ,roman sought4 ,sought him and found him1 working bitter sorrow2 ,found him and claimed him1 chose him for his own2 ,bound him in darkness1 till the glorious morrow ,unsealed his eyes to that he had not known4 ,,wakening ,this mortal dies1-- ,but1 in the moment when the light fails here1 ,the darkness opens1 and the vision clear ,breaks on his eyes4 ,the vail is rent1-- ,on his enraptured gaze heaven's glory breaks1 ,he was asleep1 and in that moment wakes4 ,,macedonia1 #aijc ,devils' work6 ,devils' work1 my masters6 ,britain1 your hands are red6 ,you may close your heart1 but you cannot shirk ,this terrible fact1--,we--kept--the--,turk4 ,his day was past and we knew his work1 ,but he played our game1 so we kept the ,turk1 ,for our own sake's sake we kept the ,turk4 ,britain1 your hands are red6 ,red are the walls and the ways1 ,and--,britain1 your hands are red6 ,there is blood on the hearth1 and blood in the well1 ,and the whole fair land is a red1 red hell1-- ,britain1 your hands are red6 ,come over6 ,come over and help us6 ,we are deaf to the ancient cry4 --,for the sake of our women and children6 ,and ,britain stands quietly by4 ,o ,britain1 your hands are red6 ,cleanse your hands1 ,britain6 ,yea1 cleanse them in blood if it must be6 ,for blood that is shed in the cause of right ,has power1 as of old1 to wash souls white4 ,cleanse your hands1 ,britain6 ,o for the fiery grace of old1-- ,the heart and the masterful hand6 ,but grace grows dim and the fire grows cold1 ,we are heavy with greed and lust and gold1 ,and life creeps low in the land4 ,break your bonds1 ,britain6 ,stand up once again for the right6 ,we have stained our hands in the times that are past1 ,before ,god1 we would wash them white4 ,for the ,nations are in the proving2 ,each day is ,judgment ,day2 ,and the peoples ,he finds wanting ,shall pass--by the winding way4 ,,hearts ,,in ,,exile ,o ,exiled ,hearts--for you1 for you-- ,love still can find the way6 ,hear the voices of the women on the road6 ,o ,shadowed ,lives--for you1 for you-- ,hope hath not lost her ray6 ,hear the laughter of the children on the road6 ,o ,gloomy ,night--for you1 for you-- ,dawn tells of coming day6 ,hear the clink of breaking fetters on the road6 ,o ,might sans ,right--for you1 for you-- ,the feet of crumbling clay6 ,hear the slow1 sure tread of ,freedom on the road6 ,,wandered ,the wind blows shrill along the hill1 --,black is the night and cold-- ,the sky hangs low with its weight of snow1 ,and the drifts are deep on the wold4 ,but what care ,i for wind or snow8 ,and what care ,i for the cold8 ,oh 444 where is my lamb-- ,my one ewe lamb-- ,that strayed from the fold8 ,the beasts are safely gathered in1 --,black is the night and cold-- ,they are snug and warm1 and safe from harm1 ,in stall and byre and fold4 ,and the dogs and ,i1 by the blazing fire1 ,care nought for the snow and the cold4 ,oh 444 where is my lamb-- ,my one ewe lamb-- ,that strayed from the fold8 ,the barns are bursting with their store ,of grain like yellow gold2 ,a full1 fat year has brought good cheer1 --,black is the night and cold4-- ,but 444 ,what care ,i for teeming barns8 ,and what care ,i for gold8 ,oh 444 where is my lamb-- ,my one ewe lamb-- ,that strayed from the fold8 ,in the great kitchen1 maids and men1 --,black is the night and cold-- ,laugh loud and long1 with jest and song1 ,and merry revel hold4 ,let them laugh and sing1 let them have their fling1 ,but for me--,i am growing old4 ,oh 444 where is my lamb-- ,my one ewe lamb-- ,that strayed from the fold8 ,the old house moans1 and sighs and groans1 --,black is the night and cold-- ,we have seen brave times1 you and ,i1 old friend1 ,but now--we are growing old4 ,we have stood foursquare to many a storm1 ,but now--we are growing old4 ,oh 444 where is my lamb-- ,my one ewe lamb-- ,that strayed from the fold8 ,her mother sleeps on the hill out there1 --,black is the night and cold1-- ,she is free from care1 she is happier there1 ,beneath the warm brown mould4 ,and ,i've sometimes hoped they may have met1 ,and the end of the tale be told4 ,ah 444 where is our lamb-- ,our one ewe lamb-- ,that strayed from the fold8 ,was that a branch that shed its load8 --,black is the night and cold1-- ,or--was it a footstep in the snow-- ,a timid footstep--halting1 slow8 ,ah me6 ,i am getting old6 ,is that a tapping--soft and low8 ,can it be 444 ,i thought ,i heard 444 but no1 ',twas only a branch that shed its snow1-- ,god's truth6 ,i am getting old6 ,for ,i thought 444 maybe ,it was my lamb ,come home again to the fold4 ,dear ,lord6 a hand at the frozen pane6 --,white on the night's black cold-- ,o my lamb6 my lamb6 are you come again8 ,my dear lost lamb1 are you come again8 ,are you come again to the fold8 ,it is6444 ,it is6444 ,now ,i thank ,thee1 ,lord1 ,for ,thy ,mercies manifold6 ,she is come again6 ,she is home again6 ,my lamb that strayed from the fold6 ,,bide ,a ,,wee6 ,though the times be dark and dreary1 ,though the way be long1 ,keep your spirits bright and cheery1-- --,bide a wee1 and dinna weary6 ,is a heartsome song4 ,,the ,,word ,,that ,,was ,,left ,,unsaid ,a red rose for my helmet1 ,and a word before we part6 ,the rose shall be my oriflamme ,the word shall fill my heart4 ,heart1 ,heart1 ,heart of my heart-- ,just a look1 just a word and a look6 ,a look or a sign that my love shall divine ,and a word for my hungering heart6 ,she toyed with his love and her roses2 ,was it mischief or mischance8-- ,she dropped him a rose--'twas a white one1 ,and he lifted it on his lance4 ,heart1 ,heart1 ,heart of my heart6 ,is it thus--is it thus we part8 ,with never a look1 and never a sign1 ,nor a word for my hungering heart6 ,she sought him among the dying1 ,she found him among the dead2 ,and the rose was still in his helmet4 ,but his life had stained it red4 ,heart1 ,heart1 ,heart of my heart6 ,now my heart within me is dead4 ,and alack for the look6 ,and alas for the sign6 ,and the word that was left unsaid6 ,,don',t ,,worry ,just do your best1 ,and leave the rest ,to ,him who gave you ,life1-- ,and ,zeal for ,labour1-- ,and the ,joy of ,strife1-- ,and ,zest of ,love1-- ,and all that lifts your soul above ,the lower things4 ,life's truest harvest is in what we would1 ,and strive our best for1 ,not most in what we could4 ,the things we count supreme ,stand1 haply1 not so high ,in ,god's esteem ,as ,how and ,why4 ,all-,seeing ,sight ,cleaves through the husk of things1 ,right to the ,roots and ,springs1-- ,sees all things whole1 ,and measures less the body than the soul4 ,all-,righteous ,right ,will weigh men's motives1 ,not their deeds alone4 ,end and ,beginning unto ,him are one2 ,and would for could shall oft1 perchance1 atone4 ,motives are seeds1 ,from which at times spring deeds ,not equal to the soul's outreaching hope4 ,strive for the stars6 ,count nought well done but best6 ,then1 with brave patience1 leave the rest ,to ,him who knows4 ,he'll judge you justly ere the record close4 ,,the ,,golden ,,rose ,the ,golden ,rose is blowing still1 ,is growing still1 is glowing still1 ,in lonely vale1 on lordly hill1 ,the ,golden ,rose is glowing still2-- ,if only you can find it6 ,the ,golden ,rose still breaks and blows1 ,still breaks and blows1 still gleams and glows1 ',mid icy blasts1 and wintry snows1 ,the ,golden ,rose still breaks and blows2-- ,search w ell and you may find it6 ,the ,golden ,rose can never die1 ',tis grafted on ,eternity2 ,in hearts that ,love doth glorify1 ,the ,golden ,rose can never die1-- ,may it be yours to find it6 ,,gadara1 ,a4,d4 #ca ,rabbi1 begone6 ,thy powers ,bring loss to us and ours4 ,our ways are not as ,thine4 ,thou lovest men1 we--swine4 ,oh1 get you hence1 ,omnipotence1 ,and take this fool of ,thine6 ,his soul8 ,what care we for his soul8 ,what good to us that ,thou hast made him whole1 ,since we have lost our swine8 ,and ,christ went sadly4 ,he had wrought for them a sign ,of ,love1 and ,hope1 and ,tenderness divine2 ,they wanted--swine4 ,christ stands without your door and gently knocks2 ,but if your gold1 or swine1 the entrance blocks1 ,he forces no man's hold--he will depart1 ,and leave you to the treasures of your heart4 ,no cumbered chamber will the ,master share1 ,but one swept bare ,by cleansing fires1 then plenished fresh and fair ,with meekness1 and humility1 and prayer4 ,there will ,he come1 yet1 coming1 even there ,he stands and waits1 and will no entrance win ,until the latch be lifted from within4 ,,the ,,bells ,,of ,,stepan ,,iline 7,cradle ,song from ,the ,long ,road47 ,whisht1 ,baby6 ,whisht6 ,quick below the cover6 ,down into your nest1 my bird6 ,and--don't--you--dare--peep--over6 ,for the grey wolves they are prowling1 ,they are prowling1 they are prowling4 ,and the snow-wind it is howling1 ,it is howling1 it is howling4 ,hark6--,hark6-- ,out there in the dark-- ,ow--ooh6 ,ow--ooh6 ,s-s-s-s-s-seee--oo--ooh6 ,the wolves they are lean1 ,so-o-o lean1 so-o-o lean6 ,and the wind it is keen1 ,so-o-o keen1 so-o-o keen6 ,and they seek little babies who aren't sleeping6 ,but lie you still1 my ,baby dear6 ,lie still1 lie still1 and maybe you'll hear-- ,hark6--,hark6-- ,out there in the dark1-- ,the silver bells and the golden bells1 ,the swinging bells and the singing bells1-- ,the bells that are heard but never are seen1 ,the wind and the wolves1 and the bells in between1-- ,the bells of ,iline1 ,good ,stepan ,iline1-- ,the bells of good ,stepan ,iline6 ,,bolt ,,that ,,door6 ,each sin has its door of entrance4 ,keep--that--door--closed6 ,bolt it tight6 ,just outside1 the wild beast crouches ,in the night4 ,pin the bolt with a prayer1 ,god will fix it there4 ,,giant ,,circumstance ,though every nerve be strained ,to fine accomplishment1 ,full oft the life fall spent ,before the prize is gained4 ,and1 in our discontent ,at waste so evident1 ,in doubt and vast discouragement ,we wonder what is meant4 ,but1 tracing back1 we find ,a ,power that held the ways-- ,a ,mighty ,hand1 a ,master ,mind1 ,that all the troubled course defined ,and overruled the days4 ,some call it ,fate2 some--,chance2 ,some--,giant ,circumstance2 ,and some1 upreaching to the sense ,of ,god within the circumstance1 ,do call it--,providence6 ,,the ,,hungry ,,sea ,down to the sea1 the hungry sea1 ,o the sea is hungry ever6 ,seeking food for the bairns and me1 ,seeking food in the hungry sea2 ,o the sea is hungry ever6 ,my man and my lad--their bones are white1 ,o the sea is hungry ever6 ,into the maw of the grim black night1 ,their hearts were bold and their faces bright2 ,o the sea is hungry ever6 ,the sun was red and the clouds were black1 ,o the sea is hungry ever6 ,and the sky was heavy with flying wrack1 ,when forth they fared1--and they came not back2 ,o the sea is hungry ever6 ,forth they fared and they came not back1 ,o the sea is hungry ever6 ,o1 ,i fear the sea1 and ,i hate the sea1 ,that took my man and my lad from me2 ,o the sea is hungry ever6 ,,we ,,thank ,,thee1 ,,lord ,we thank ,thee1 ,lord1 ,that of ,thy tender grace1 ,in our distress ,thou hast not left us wholly comfortless4 ,we thank ,thee1 ,lord1 ,that of ,thy wondrous might1 ,into our night ,thou hast sent down the glory of the ,light4 ,we thank ,thee1 ,lord1 ,that all ,thy wondrous ways1 ,through all our days1 ,are ,wisdom1 ,right1 and ,ceaseless ,tenderness4 ,,the ,,vail ,he only sees both sides of that dark vail ,that hangs before men's eyes-- ,he only4 ,it is well6 ,hope ever stands unseen ,behind the screen1 ,for knowledge would bring ,hope to sudden death1 ,and cloud the present with the coming ill4 ,i would lie still1 ,dear ,lord1 ,i would lie still1 ,and stay my troubled heart on ,thee1 ,obedient to ,thy will4 ,,no ,,east ,,or ,,west ,in ,christ there is no ,east or ,west1 ,in ,him no ,south or ,north1 ,but one great ,fellowship of ,love ,throughout the whole wide earth4 ,in ,him shall true hearts everywhere ,their high communion find4 ,his service is the golden cord ,close-binding all mankind4 ,join hands then1 ,brothers of the ,faith1 ,whatever your race may be6-- ,who serves my ,father as a son ,is surely kin to me4 ,in ,christ now meet both ,east and ,west1 ,in ,him meet ,south and ,north1 ,all ,christly souls are one in ,him1 ,throughout the whole wide earth4 ,,the ,,day--,,the ,,way ,not for one single day ,can ,i discern my way1 ,but this ,i surely know1-- ,who gives the day1 ,will show the way1 ,so ,i securely go4 ,,liberty1 ,,equality1 ,,fraternity ,o ,god1 within whose sight ,all men have equal right ,to worship ,thee4 ,break every bar that holds ,thy flock in diverse folds6 ,thy ,will from none withholds ,full liberty4 ,lord1 set ,thy ,churches free ,from foolish rivalry6 ,lord1 set us free6 ,let all past bitterness ,now and for ever cease1 ,and all our souls possess ,thy charity6 ,lord1 set the people free6 ,let all men draw to ,thee ,in unity6 ,thy temple courts are wide1 ,therein let all abide ,in peace1 and side by side1 ,serve only ,thee6 ,god1 grant us now ,thy peace6 ,bid all dissensions cease6 ,god1 send us peace6 ,peace in ,true ,liberty1 ,peace in ,equality1 ,peace and ,fraternity1 ,god1 send us peace6 ,,freemen ,let no man stand between my ,god and me6 ,i claim a ,free man's right ,of intercourse direct with ,him1 ,who gave me ,freedom with the air and light4 ,god made me free4-- ,let no man stand between ,me and my liberty6 ,we need no priest to tell us ,god is ,love4-- ,have we not eyes to see1 ,and minds to apprehend1 and hearts ,that leap responsive to ,his ,charity8 ,god's gifts are free4-- ,let no man stand between ,us and ,his liberty6 ,we need no priest to point a way to heaven4-- ,god's heaven is here1--is there1-- ,man's birthright1 with the light and air1-- ,god is ,his own and best interpreter4 ,his ways are free4-- ,let no man stand between ,us and ,his liberty6 ,let no man strive to rob us of this right6 ,for this1 from age to age1 ,our fathers did a mighty warfare wage1 ,and1 by ,god's help1 we'll keep our heritage6 ,god says--,be ,free6 ,and we1-- ,,no ,,man ,,shall ,,stand ,,between ,,our ,,sons ,,and ,,liberty6 ,,the ,,long ,,road ,long the road1 ,till ,love came down it6 ,dark the life1 ,till ,love did crown it6 ,dark the life1 ,and long the road1 ,till ,love came ,to share the load6 ,for the touch ,of ,love transfigures ,all the road ,and all its rigours4 ,life and ,death1 ,love's touch transfigures4 ,life and ,death ,and all that lies ,in between1 ,love sanctifies4 ,once the heavenly spark is lighted1 ,once in love two hearts united1 ,nevermore ,shall aught that was be ,as before4 ,,the ,,christ ,the good intent of ,god became the ,christ4 ,and lived on earth--the ,living ,love of ,god1 ,that men might draw to closer touch with heaven1 ,since ,christ in all the ways of man hath trod4 ,,the ,,ballad ,,of ,,lost ,,souls ,with the thirty pieces of silver1 ,they bought the ,potter's ,field2 ,for none would have the blood-money ,and the interest it might yield4 ,the ,place of ,blood for the ,price of ,blood1 ,and that was meet1 ,i ween1 ,for there they would bury the dead who died ,in frowardness and sin4 ,and the first man they would bury there ,was ,judas ,iscariot2 ,and that was as dreadful a burying ,as ever was1 ,i wot4 ,for the sick earth would not keep him2 ,each time it thrust him out1 ,and they that would have buried him ,stood shuddering round about4 ,and others they would bury ,in that unhallowed spot1 ,but honest earth would none of them1 ,because of ,iscariot4 ,and oh1 it was a fell1 fell place1 ,with dead black trees all round1 ,and a quag that boiled and writhed and coiled ,where had been solid ground4 ,for every tree that stood there1 ,and the green grass every blade1 ,shrivelled and died on every side1 ,whenever the price was paid4 ,and in despair they left him there1 ,and there his body lay1 ,till his sad soul came1 all black with shame1 ,and carried it away4 ,and those denied a sepulture ,in that most dismal spot1 ,gibbered and flew1 a ghastly crew1 ,incensed with rage1 that grew and grew1 ,against ,iscariot4 ,for their souls were all in torment1 ,while their bodies uncovered lay1 ,and never a moment's rest was theirs1 ,either by night or day4 ,that was a place of wailings1 ,and the grisly things of ,death1-- ,the bare black arms of the trees above1 ,and the black quag underneath4 ,no light of the moon fell on it1 ,nor ever a star did shine ,on the quivering face of that dread place1 ,because of ,iscariot's sin4 ,then there came by the soul of ,iscariot1 ,the same who sold his ,lord1 ,and he dragged his body after him1 ,but never spake a word4 ,since earth his body would not1 ,he must drag it to and fro1 ,he had tried in vain to be quit of it1 ,but it would not let him go4 ,so the soul of ,judas ,iscariot ,came by the ,potter's ,field1 ,and there the ill his deed had wrought ,was unto him revealed4 ,and when the others saw him1 ,they leaped at him eagerly2-- ,this is he for whom we suffer6 --',tis he6 ',tis he6 ',tis he6 ,then all afire with mad desire1 ,they chased him through the dark1 ,and each soul carried his dead bodie1 ,grim1 and stiff1 and stark4 ,they struck at him with their bodies1 ,they cursed him for his sin1 ,they made to tear his dumb soul there1 ,with their fingers long and lean4 ,and ,judas fled in his horror1 ,with that fell crew behind1 ,and as they sped the people said ,death rode upon the wind4 ,they chased him near1 they chased him far1 ,because of his treachery1 ,and ever he just escaped their lust1 ,and ever they were nigh4 ,they chased him near1 they chased him far1 ,and ever they were nigh1 ,and never a star shone out on them ,out of the cold black sky4 ,and as they sped by ,calvary1 ,there were empty crosses three1-- ,and on the ground1 below the mound1 ,lay one in agony4 ,three times ,i swore ,i knew ,him not1 ,and then--,he looked on me4 ,ah1 such a look6--no harshest word ,had ever proved so sharp a sword ,to my inconstancy4 ,three times ,i did deny ,thee1 ,lord6 ,and yet1 thou couldst forgive1 ,now am ,i thine--in life1 in death2 ,thee will ,i serve with every breath1 ,while ,i have breath to give4 ,they sped by an open window1 ,where one knelt all alone1 ,in great amaze1 in greater grief1 ,in woe that wrestled with belief1 ,the ,mother mourned her ,son4 ,my son1 ,i knew thee more than man1-- ,ah me6--and the heart of me6 ,yet1 man in ,god1 and ,god in man1 ,still wast thou part of me4 ,the nails through thy dear hands and feet1-- ,ah me6 they pierced my own4 ,the thorns that on thy brow they plied1-- ,the spear they drove into thy side1-- ,the pangs thy ,godhead could not hide1-- ,they pierced me too1 my son4 ,my son6 ,my son6 ,my more than son1 ,my heart is full for thee6 ,yet1 tho' ,i know thee so much more ,than ever mortal man before1-- ,yet1 tho' ,i worship and adore1-- ,woe's me6--and the heart of me6 ,and ever they came by the ,potter's ,field1 ,and thrust their bodies in1 ,and ever the sick earth spat them out1 ,because of ,iscariot's sin4 ,they sped along a palace-wall1 ,the feast waxed high inside1-- ,on ,golgotha the ,cross still stood1 ,the ,cross where man had nailed his ,god1 ,red was the ,rood still with his blood1-- ,they drank--,the ,crucified6 ,the revel gashed the sombre night1 ,and fast the wine-cups plied1-- ,time touched ,eternity that day2-- ,god had come down to man that day2-- ,the world began anew that day2-- ,they drank--,the ,crucified6 ,and ever again to the ,potter's ,field1 ,the ,souls in torment came1 ,but the black quag boiled and writhed and coiled1 ,and would have none of them4 ,and everywhere strange shapes of death ,walked in the fearsome gloom1 ,for that last cry from ,calvary ,had rent in twain the ,temple vail1 ,and burst the gates of ,doom4 ,through all the startled city1 walked ,the saints that had been dead1 ,and to the sorrowful in heart ,holy comfort ministrd4 ,and when they met ,iscariot1 ,sore hounded in the chase1 ,they cried to him1 for the ,love of ,god1 ,to seek ,god's grace4 ,and ever to the ,field of ,death1 ,the souls in torment came1 ,seeking the rest of the ,blessd ,dead1-- ,but earth would none of them4 ,and as they whirled through a garden1 ,they came on an empty tomb1 ,the stone was gone1 a soft light shone ,full softly on the gloom4 ,bright was that ,light1 and wondrous bright1 ',twas brighter than the sun2 ,as then it shone1 so shines it now1 ,and shall when ,time is done4 ,and all along the pathway ,was a track of throbbing light2 ,where the ,christ had gone ,his footsteps shone1 ,like stars in a velvet night4 ',twas the spent soul of ,iscariot ,was like the wind-blown dust1 ,as nearer still1 and near1 and near1 ,he bent and crept1 in doubt1 and fear1 ,he came because he must4 ',twas the sick soul of ,iscariot ,that drew from out the night ,and the full of his sin was known to him ,in the ,shining of the ,light4 ,in the rim of the ,light he laid him1 ,repented of his sin4 ,i wotted not6 ,i wotted not6 ,dear ,master1 take me in6 ,and as he lay there sorrowing1 ,up came the felon crew4 ,they flailed him with their dead bodies ,they heeded not his rue4 ,they flailed him with their dead bodies1 ,they heeded not their spleen4 ,i wotted not6 ,i wotted not6 ,dear ,master1 take me in6 ,and then 444 a ,vision and a ,voice1-- ,and the ,word made manifest1-- ,lay down thy load where ,i abode1 ,and ,i will give thee rest6 ,and ye1--no more hunt ,iscariot6 ,he repents him of his sin4 ,and never a soul that repenteth ,but he may enter in4 ,this ,day the ,door is opened ,that shall never close again1 ,and never a soul that would come in ,shall seek to come in vain4 ,and the dead soul of ,iscariot ,was born again that night2 ,for the ,lord ,christ came dead souls to claim ,and lead them into ,light4 ,and the souls of the unburied1 ,when they looked upon ,his face1 ,were cleansed of sin and entered in ,to ,his redeeming grace4 ,so1 by that wonderful great ,love ,which highest heaven extols1-- ,to ,mother ,earth their dead bodies1 ,and unto ,christ their souls4 ,,profit ,,and ,,loss ,profit8--,loss8 ,who shall declare this good--that ill8-- ,when good and ill so intertwine ,but to fulfil the vast design ,of an ,omniscient ,will8-- ,when seeming gain but turns to loss1-- ,when earthly treasure proves but dross1-- ,and what seemed loss but turns again ,to high1 eternal gain8 ,wisest the man who does his best1 ,and leaves the rest ,to ,him who counts not deeds alone1 ,but sees the root1 the flower1 the fruit1 ,and calls them one4 ,,free ,,men ,,of ,,god ,free men of ,god1 the ,new ,day breaks ,in golden gleams across the sky2 ,the darkness of the night is past1 ,this is the ,day of ,victory4 ,for this our fathers strove1 ,in stern and fiery love-- ,that men to come should be ,born into liberty-- ,that all should be--as we are--,free6 ,free men of ,god1 gird up your loins1 ,and brace you for the final fight6 ,strike home1 strike home for ,truth and ,right6 --,yet bear yourselves as in ,his sight6 ,for this our fathers fought1 ,this with their lives they bought-- ,that you and ,i should be ,heirs of their liberty-- ,that all should be--as we are--,free6 ,free men we are and so will be2 ,we claim free access unto ,him1 ,who widened all the bounds of life1 ,and us from bondage did redeem4 ,let no man intervene1 ,or draw a vail between ,us and our ,god1 for ,he ,would have ,his people free1-- ,and we would be--as ,thou art--,free4 ,free men of ,god1 your ,birthright claim6 ,our fathers won it with a price4 ,they paid in full to axe and flame1 ,nor counted up the sacrifice4 ,this is our heritage1 ,and here we do engage1 ,each man unto his son ,intact to pass it on4 ,so shall they be--as we are--,free6 ,our ,sure ,defence1 in times of stress1 ,thy gates stand open1 wide and free1 ,when men provoke and wrongs oppress1 ,we seek ,thy wider liberty4 ,with loftier mind and heart1 ,let each man bear his part6 ,so--to the final fight1 ,and ,god defend the right6 ,we shall1 we must1 we will be--,free6 ,,treasure-,,trove ,lord ,christ1 let me but hold ,thy hand ,and all the rest may go4 ,for nothing is1 but only seems1 ,and life is full of idle dreams1 ,until ,thyself we know4 ,the whole wide world is nought beside ,the wonder of ,thy love4 ,and though my state be mean and strait1 ,give me but heart to work and wait1 ,and ,i have ,treasure-,trove4 ,,the ,,gate ,a little child shall lead them4 ,i trod an arduous way1 but came at last ,to where the city walls rose fair and white ,above the darkening plain1--a goodly sight4 ,and eagerly1 while yet a great way off1 ,my eyes did seek the ,gates--the ,great ,white ,gates ,that close not ever1 day or night1 but stand ,wide as the love of ,christ that opened them4 ,but nought could ,i discern of gate or breach1 ,the wall stood flawless far as eye could reach4 ,but when ,i drew in closer to the wall1 ,i saw a lowly portal1 strait and small2 ,so small1 a man might hardly enter there1 ,low-browed and shadowed1 and close-pressed to earth-- ,a very needle's eye--scarce visible4 ,i looked and wondered4 ,could this trivial way ,be the sole entrance to the light of day8 ,and as ,i stood perplext1 a clear voice cried1-- ,come6 ,enter in6 ,the ,gate is open wide4 ,and while ,i stood in doubt1 there came along ,one of earth's mighty ones--a conqueror ,of ,kings4 ,he looked for gates that should swing wide ,to meet his high estate and welcome him4 ,he stood and gazed1 then raised his voice and cried1 ,my work on earth is done4 ,i would within1 ,and from the ,city wall the voice replied1-- ,come6 ,enter in6 ,the ,gate is open wide4 ,he stood perplext1 then set himself to wait1 ,till ,might should help him to discern the ,gate4 ,another came1--a man of mind so rare1 ,he scarce had breathed the common earthly air4 ,knowledge was his1 and wisdom so profound1 ,all things he knew in heaven and earth4 ,no bound ,to his accomplishment1 until he sought ,the great wide-opened ,gate1--and found it not4 ,he stood perplext1 and then cried wearily1 ,pray give me entrance4 ,i am done with earth4 ,and from the ,city wall the clear voice cried1-- ,come6 ,enter in6 ,the ,gate is open wide4 ,he looked in vain1 then set himself to wait1 ,till ,wisdom should direct him to the gate4 ,i saw a woman come1 noble and fair1 ,and pure of heart1 and in her goodly deeds ,more richly robed than ,fashion's fairest queen4 ,and to myself ,i said1--,surely for her ,a way will open that she may go in6 ,she said no word1 but stood and looked upon ,the shining walls1 with eyes that answering shone4 ,and from the ,city wall the clear voice cried1-- ,come6 ,enter in6 ,the ,gate is open wide4 ,she looked in vain1 then set herself to wait1 ,till ,love should help her to discern the ,gate4 ,and one there came1 with clear keen face--a ,judge ,of men on earth1 and famed for fearless truth4 ,his robes were stainless and his heart was clean4 ,entrance ,i crave1 he cried1 to well-earned rest1-- ,and mercy-tempered justice and no more4 ,and from the ,city wall the clear voice cried1-- ,come6 ,enter in6 ,the ,gate is open wide4 ,he looked in vain1 then set himself to wait ,till ,judgment should direct him to the ,gate4 ,and one there came1 sad-eyed1 his brow still raw ,from pressure of an earthly crown4 ,he too ,sought glorious entrance through wide-opened gates1 ,and stood perplext4 ,he had borne well his part1 ,and served his people and his ,god1 and died ,the ,martyr's death1 and yet he found no gate4 ,i fain would rest1 he cried4 ,my life has been ,one ceaseless striving4 ,i would enter in4 ,and from the ,city wall the clear voice cried1-- ,come6 ,enter in6 ,the ,gate is open wide4 ,perplext he stood1 then set himself to wait1 ,till ,patient ,waiting should discern the ,gate4 ,and one who had had riches beyond most1 ,and yet subserved them to his ,master's good1 ,came searching for the heavenly gates1 and stood ,amazed to find no opening in the walls4 ,i gave of all ,i had1 he cried1 and held ,nought as my own1--yet entrance is denied4 ,and from the ,city wall the clear voice cried1-- ,come6 ,enter in6 ,the ,gate is open wide4 ,he stood perplext1 then set himself to wait ,till ,charity should point him to the ,gate4 ,and many more there were who entrance craved1 ,and sought the ,great ,white ,gates1 and stood perplext4 ,and ever1 from within1 the clear voice cried1-- ,come6 ,enter in6 ,the ,gate is open wide4 ,they sought in vain1 and set themselves to wait ,till ,light was given them to discern the ,gate4 ,and then--a child in white came carolling ,along the arduous road we all had trod4 ,he stopped and looked1 then laughed with childish glee1-- ,why wait ye here without8 ,come1 follow me6-- ,and passed1 scarce bending1 through the lowly door1-- ,we heard his singing1--him we saw no more4 ,the woman stooped and looked1 with eyes that shone1 ,into the doorway where the child had gone2 ,then loosed her robes and dropped1 and in a shift ,of pure white samite1 on her hands and knees ,she crept into the doorway and was gone1 ,and we stood gazing at the way she went4 ,and1 one by one1 they followed4 ,first the ,judge ,laid by his robes1 and bowed him to the ground1 ,and followed--where the little child had led4 ,and he whose brow had borne that weighty crown ,bent low and followed1--where the little child had led4 ,and he who knew so much of earthly things ,discarded them1 and1 on his hands and knees1 ,crept through the doorway1--where the little child had led4 ,and he of riches laid him in the dust ,and followed1--where the little child had led4 ,and1 last of all1 the ,war ,lord cast aside ,his victor's wreaths1 and all his pomp and pride1 ,and followed1--where the little child had led4 ,and1 groping through my fears1 ,i bowed my head ,and followed1--where the little child had led4 ,,bring ,,us ,,the ,,light ,i hear a clear voice calling1 calling1 ,calling out of the night1 ,o1 you who live in the ,light of ,life1 ,bring us the ,light6 ,we are bound in the chains of darkness1 ,our eyes received no sight1 ,o1 you who have never been bond or blind1 ,bring us the ,light6 ,we live amid turmoil and horror1 ,where might is the only right1 ,o1 you to whom life is liberty1 ,bring us the ,light6 ,we stand in the ashes of ruins1 ,we are ready to fight the fight1 ,o1 you whose feet are firm on the ,rock1 ,bring us the ,light6 ,you cannot--you shall not forget us1 ,out here in the darkest night1 ,we are drowning men1 we are dying men1 ,bring1 ,o1 bring us the ,light6 ,,all',s ,,well6 ,is the pathway dark and dreary8 ,god's in ,his heaven6 ,are you broken1 heart-sick1 weary8 ,god's in ,his heaven6 ,dreariest roads shall have an ending1 ,broken hearts are for ,god's mending4 ,all's well6 ,all's well6 ,all's 444 well6 ,are life's threads all sorely tangled8 ,god's in ,his heaven6 ,are the sweet chords strained and jangled8 ,god's in ,his heaven6 ,tangled threads are for ,love's fingers1 ,trembling chords make heaven's sweet singers4 ,all's well6 ,all's well6 ,all's 444 well6 ,is the burden past your bearing8 ,god's in ,his heaven6 ,hopeless8--,friendless8--,no one caring8 ,god's in ,his heaven6 ,burdens shared are light to carry1 ,love shall come though long ,he tarry4 ,all's well6 ,all's well6 ,all's 444 well6 ,is the light for ever failing8 ,god's in ,his heaven6 ,is the faint heart ever quailing8 ,god's in ,his heaven6 ,god's strong arms are all around you1 ,in the dark ,he sought and found you4 ,all's well6 ,all's well6 ,all's 444 well6 ,is the future black with sorrow8 ,god's in ,his heaven6 ,do you dread each dark to-morrow8 ,god's in ,his heaven6 ,nought can come without ,his knowing4 ,come what may 'tis ,his bestowing4 ,all's well6 ,all's well6 ,all's 444 well6 ,peace and heaven lie all about us4 ,god's in ,his heaven6 ,peace within makes heaven without us4 ,god's in ,his heaven6 ,god's great love shall fail us never1 ,we are ,his1 and ,his for ever4 ,all's well6 ,all's well6 ,all's 444 well6 ,,his ,,mercy ,,endureth ,,for ,,ever ,our feet have wandered1 wandered far and wide1-- ,his mercy endureth for ever6 ,from that strait path in which the ,master died1-- ,his mercy endureth for ever6 ,low have we fallen from our high estate1 ,long have we lingered1 lingered long and late2 ,but the tenderness of ,god ,is from age to age the same1 ,and ,his ,mercy endureth for ever6 ,there is no sin ,his ,love can not forgive2-- ,his mercy endureth for ever6 ,no soul so stained ,his ,love will not receive2 ,his mercy endureth for ever6 ,no load of sorrow but ,his touch can move1 ,no hedge of thorns that can withstand ,his ,love2 ,for the tenderness of ,god ,is from age to age the same1 ,and ,his ,mercy endureth for ever6 ,so we will sing1 whatever may betide2-- ,his mercy endureth for ever6 ,nought but ourselves can keep us from ,his side2-- ,his mercy endureth for ever6 ,what though no place we win in life's rough race1 ,our loss may prove the measure of ,his grace4 ,for the tenderness of ,god ,is from age to age the same1 ,and ,his ,mercy endureth for ever6 ,,god ,,is ,,good ,i faced a future all unknown1 ,no opening could ,i see1 ,i heard without the night wind moan1 ,the ways were dark to me1-- ,i cannot face it all alone ,o be ,thou near to me6 ,i had done sums1 and sums1 and sums1 ,inside my aching head4 ,i'd tried in vain to pierce the glooms ,that lay so thick ahead4 ,but two and two will not make five1 ,nor will do when ,i'm dead4 ,and then ,i thought of ,him who fed ,five thousand hungry men1 ,with five small casual loaves of bread1-- ,would he were here again6-- ,dear ,god6 hast ,thou still miracles ,for the troubled sons of men8 ,he has1 ,he will1 ,he worketh still1 ,in ways most wonderful4 ,he drew me from the miry clay1 ,he filled my cup quite full4 ,and while my heart can speak ,i'll tell ,his love unspeakable4 ,rest in the ,lord6--,i saw it there1 ,on the tablets of the night4 ,and1 comforted1 ,i dropped my care ,where burdens have no weight4 ,then1 trustfully1 ,i turned and slept1 ,and woke1 and it was light4 ,god works to-day as ,he did of old ,for the lightening of men's woes4 ,his wonders never can be told1 ,his goodness no man knows1-- ,his ,love1 ,his ,power1 ,his ,tenderness1-- ,nor shall do till life's close4 ,his kindness is so very great1 ,his greatness is so good4 ,he looks upon my low estate1 ,he gives me daily food4 ,and nothing is too small for ,him1-- ,yes1 truly6 ,god is good4 ,,some--,,and ,,some ,some have much1 and some have more1 ,some are rich1 and some are poor1 ,some have little1 some have less1 ,some have not a cent to bless ,their empty pockets1 yet possess ,true riches in true happiness4 ,,the ,,prince ,,of ,,life ,o1 ,prince of ,life1 ,thy ,life hath tuned ,all life to sweeter1 loftier grace6 ,life's common rounds have wider bounds ,since ,thou hast trod life's common ways4 ,o1 ,heart of ,love6 ,thy ,tenderness ,still runs through life's remotest vein2 ,and lust and greed and soulless creed ,shall never rule the world again4 ,o ,life of ,love6--,the ,good ,intent ,of ,god to man made evident1-- ,all down the years1 despite men's fears1 ,thy ,power is still omnipotent4 ,o ,life6 ,o ,love6 ,o ,living ,word6-- ,rent ,vail1 revealing ,god to man1-- ,help1 ,lord6 ,lest ,i should crucify1 ,by thought or deed1 ,thy ,love again4 ,,judgment ,,day ,every day is ,judgment ,day1 ,count on no to-morrow4 ,he who will not1 when he may1 ,act to-day1 to-day1 to-day1 ,doth but borrow ,sorrow4 ,,darkness ,,and ,,light ,there is darkness still1 gross darkness1 ,lord1 ,on this fair earth of ,thine4 ,there are prisoners still in the prison-house1 ,where never a light doth shine4 ,there are doors still bolted against ,thee1 ,there are faces set like a wall2 ,and over them all the ,shadow of ,death ,hangs like a pall4 ,do you hear the voices calling1 ,out there in the black of the night8 ,do you hear the sobs of the women1 ,who are barred from the blessed light8 ,and the children1--the little children1-- ,do you hear their pitiful cry8 ,o brothers1 we must seek them1 ,or there in the dark they die6 ,spread the ,light6 ,spread the ,light6 ,till earth's remotest bounds have heard ,the glory of the ,living ,word2 ,till those that see not have their sight2 ,till all the fringes of the night ,are lifted1 and the long-closed doors ,are wide for ever to the ,light4 ,spread--the--,light6 ,o then shall dawn the golden days1 ,to which true hearts are pressing2 ,when earth's discordant strains shall blend-- ,the one true ,god confessing2 ,when ,christly thought and ,christly deed ,shall bind each heart and nation1 ,in one ,grand ,brotherhood of ,men1 ,and one high consecration4 ,,india ,a land of lights and shadows intervolved1 ,a land of blazing sun and blackest night1 ,a fortress armed1 and guarded jealously1 ,with every portal barred against the ,light4 ,a land in thrall to ancient mystic faiths1 ,a land of iron creeds and gruesome deeds1 ,a land of superstitions vast and grim1 ,and all the noisome growths that ,darkness breeds4 ,like sunny waves upon an iron-bound coast1 ,the ,light beats up against the close-barred doors1 ,and seeks vain entrance1 yet beats on and on1 ,in hopeful faith which all defeat ignores4 ,but--time shall come1 when1 like a swelling tide1 ,the ,word shall leap the barriers1 and ,the ,light ,shall sweep the land2 and ,faith and ,love and ,hope ,shall win for ,christ this stronghold of the night4 ,,livingstone ,to lift the sombre fringes of the ,night1 ,to open lands long darkened to the ,light1 ,to heal grim wounds1 to give the blind new sight1 ,right mightily wrought he4 ,forth to the fight he fared1 ,high things and great he dared1 ,he thought of all men but himself1 ,himself he never spared4 ,he greatly loved-- ,he greatly lived-- ,and died right mightily4 ,like ,him he served1 he walked life's troublous ways1 ,with heart undaunted1 and with calm1 high face1 ,and gemmed each day with deeds of sweetest grace2 ,pull lovingly wrought he4 ,forth to the fight he fared1 ,high things and great he dared1 ,in ,his ,master's might1 to spread the ,light1 ,right lovingly wrought he4 ,he greatly loved-- ,he greatly lived-- ,and died right mightily4 ,like him he served1 he would not turn aside2 ,nor home nor friends could his true heart divide2 ,he served his ,master1 and naught else beside1 ,right faithfully wrought he4 ,forth to the fight he fared1 ,high things and great he dared1 ,in ,his ,master's might1 to spread the ,light1 ,right faithfully wrought he4 ,he greatly loved-- ,he greatly lived-- ,and died right mightily4 ,he passed like light across the darkened land1 ,and dying1 left behind him this command1 ,the door is open6 ,so let it ever stand6 ,full mightily wrought he4 ,forth to the fight he fared1 ,high things and great he dared1 ,in ,his ,master's might1 to spread the ,light1 ,right mightily wrought he4 ,he greatly loved-- ,he greatly lived-- ,and died right mightily4 ,,livingstone ,,the ,,builder ,with a will6 ,with a will6 ,with a will and surely6 ,without fail1 ,drive each nail1 ,build we so1 securely6 ,the ,pioneer1--the ,undaunted ,one1 ,worn with long journeyings through the ,great ,dark ,land1 ,rests for a season from his mighty labours1 ,and seeks fresh vigour in a change of toil4 ,labour is sweet1 ,when hands and hearts are willing1-- ,who truly works ,is ,god's own law fulfilling4 ,with his own hands he helps to build a temple1 ,here1 in the wilds1 a temple to his ,god1 ,rough-hewn and roughly thatched1 but still a house ,of prayer1 a holy place1 and consecrate ,to ,him whose noblest temples are not built ,with hands1 but in the opened hearts of men4 ,the ,master worked1 ,with ,his own hands expressing ,his sure belief ,that therein lay ,god's blessing4 ,thus1 as he toils1 with axe1 and nail1 and hammer1 ,his heart rejoices1--so the ,master worked1 ,and by ,his lowly toil for ever stamped ,true labour with its highest dignity4 ,with a will6 ,with a will6 ,with a will and surely6 ,without fail1 ,drive each nail1 ,build we so1 securely6 ,,livingstone',s ,,soliloquy ,my heart to-day ,is strangely full of home6 ,how is it ,with the dear ones over there8 ,five years6 ,five long-drawn years6 ,and one short moment is enough ,to alter life's complexion for eternity6 ,home6 ,home6 ,home6 99 99 99 99 99 ,how is it with you all ,at ,home8 99 99 99 99 99 ,and you1 my dearest one1 ,are ever nearer to me than the rest6 ,your body lies ,beneath the baobab ,in far ,shapanga2 ,but your soul is ever nearest ,when ,i need you most4 ,where a man's treasure is ,his heart is4 ,and half my heart is buried there with you1 ,and half works on for ,africa4 ,home6 ,home6 ,home6 99 99 99 99 99 ,why should such thought of home ,drag at my heart to-day8 ,why should ,i longer roam8 ,why should ,i not go home8 ,five years of toilsome wanderings ,may claim a rest6 99 99 99 99 99 ,nay6 ,god knows best6 ,when ,he sees well ,he'll take me home and give me well-earned rest4 ,the work is not yet done4 ,this land of ,night ,is not yet fully opened to the ,son ,and ,his fair ,light4 ,but--when the work is done-- ,ah--then6--how gladly will ,i go-- ,home6--,home--,home6-- ,to rest6 ,,kapiolani ,where the great green combers break in thunder on the barrier reefs1-- ,where1 unceasing1 sounds the mighty diapason of the deep1-- ,ringed in bursts of wild wave-laughter1 ringed in leagues of flying foam1-- ,long lagoons of softest azure1 curving beaches white as snow1 ,lap in sweetness and in beauty all the isles of ,owhyhee4 ,land more lovely sun ne'er shone on than these isles of ,owhyhee1 ,spendthrift ,nature's wild profusion fashioned them like fairy bowers2 ,yet behind--below the sweetness1--underneath the passion-flowers1 ,lurked grim deeds1 and things of horror1 grisly ,deaths1 and ceaseless ,fears1 ,fears and ,deaths that walked in ,darkness1 grisly ,deaths and ceaseless ,fears4 ,,note4--,kapiolani--pronounced ,kah-pee-o-lah-ny1 with slight accent on second syllable4 ,mauna ,loa--,mona ,lo-ah4 ,kilauea--,kil-o-ee-ah4 ,hal-,mau-,mau--,ha-lee-,mah-oo-,mah-oo4 ,on the slope of ,mauna ,loa1 in the pit of ,kilauea1 ,in the lake of molten lava1 in the sea of living fire1 ,in the place of ,ceaseless ,burnings1 in her home of ,wrath and ,terror1 ,dwelt the dreadful goddess ,pl--,pl of the ,lake of ,fire2 ,pl of the place of torment1 ,pl of the ,lake of ,fire4 ,in the dim far-off beginnings1 ,pl flung the islands up ,from the bottom of the ocean1 from the darksome underworld2 ,built them for a house to dwell in1 built them for herself alone1 ,so she claimed them and their people1 claimed them as her very own1 ,and they feared her1 and they worshipped-- ,pl1 the ,remorseless ,one4 ,but1 at times1 when she lay sleeping1 underneath the lake of fire1 ,they forgot to do her reverence1 they forgot the fiery one2 ,then in wrath the goddess thundered from the ,lake of ,ceaseless ,burnings1 ,flamed and thundered in her anger1 till the very skies were red1 ,poured black ruin on the island1 shook it to its rocky bed4 ,then in fear the people trembled and bethought them of their sins1 ,and the great high priest of ,pl came like ,death down ,mauna ,loa1 ,came to soothe the awful goddess1 came to choose the sacrifice1 ,chose the fairest youth or maiden1 pointed with a deadly finger1 ,led them weeping up the mountain1 victims to the ,lake of ,fire4 ,on the snowy beach of coral1 youths and maidens full of laughter1 ,flower-bedecked and full of laughter1 sported gaily in the sun2 ,up above1 the slender palm-trees swung and shivered in the trade-wind1 ,all around them flowers and spices1--red hibiscus1 sweet pandanus1 ,and behind1 the labouring mountain groaned and growled unceasingly4 ,sea and sunshine1 ,care is moonshine1 ,all our hearts are light with laughter4 ,we are free ,as sun and sea1 ,what care we for what comes after8 ,bride4 ,life was sweet before ,love found her1 ,in his faery bowers4 ,life is sweeter1 ,and completer1 ,since he found her1 ,there1 and crowned her ,with his fadeless flowers4 ,bridegroom4 ,love sought long before he found her1 ,ne'er was love like ours6 ,long he sought her1 ,e'er he caught her4 ,but he found her ,there1 and bound her ,with his fadeless flowers4 ,gaily sporting1 ,pleasure courting1 ,nought know we of care or sorrow4 ,we are free ,as sun and sea1 ,what care we what comes to-morrow8 ,louder still and louder1 ,pl roars within her lake of fire1 ,and the youths and maidens trembling look in fear up ,mauna ,loa1 ,dreading sight of that grim figure stalking down the mountain side2 ,for when ,pl claims her victims none the summons may avoid4 ,pl calls for whom she chooses--whom she chooses goes1--and dies4 ,see6 ,he comes6 ,they start in terror4 ,there1 along the mountain side1 ,death comes stalking1 slowly1 surely1--,pl must be satisfied4 ,which among them will he summon1 with his dreadful pointing finger8 ,all their hearts become as water1 all their faces blanch with fear1 ,deaths they suffer in the waiting1 while dread ,death draws near4 ,now he stands in dreadful menace1 seeking with a baleful eye ,for the sweetest and the fairest--for the meetest sacrifice4 ,choose1 ,o choose6--they cry in terror2 choose your victim and be gone1 ,for we each die deaths while waiting1 till dread ,pl's choice be known6 ,choose your victim1 ,priest of ,pl1 choose your victim and be gone6 ,slowly points the dreadful finger1 marks the newly-wedded bride2 ,all the rest1 save one1 fall from her1 as the living from the dead4 ,from the first of time's beginnings ,pl ne'er has been gainsayed2 ,pl chooses whom she chooses1 each and all the choice abide1 ,for the common good and safety1--,pl must be satisfied6 ,still the mountain reels and shudders1 still the awful thunders peal1 ,like a snake the ruthless finger holds them all in terror still2 ,one is there whose life is broken1 parted from his chosen bride1 ,but the threatening finger1 heedless of the lives it may divide1 ,lights upon a tiny maiden1--,pl must be satisfied6 ,slow1 the grim high-priest of ,pl turns to climb the mountain side2 ,slow1 the victims turn and follow1--,pl must be satisfied4 ,and the rest shrink1 dumb and helpless1 daring not to lift an eye1 ,and beyond1 the labouring mountain cracks and belches living fires1 ,till the island reels and shudders at dread ,pl's agonies4 ,but a greater one than ,pl walked the mountain side that day2-- ,to them1 climbing1 dumb and dim-eyed--like a flash of heavenly flame1 ,swift and bright as saving angel1 fair ,kapiolani came1 ,swiftly as a saving angel1 gleaming like a heavenly flame1 ,thirsting like a sword for battle1 fair ,kapiolani came4 ,radiant with the faith of martyrs1 all aglow with new-born zeal1 ,burning to release the people from the bondage and the thrall1 ,from the deadly thrall of ,pl1 from the ever-threatening doom1 ,from the everlasting menace1 from the awful lake of fire1 ,like a bright avenging angel fair ,kapiolani came6 ,hear me now1 you priest of ,pl1 and ye men of ,owhyhee6 ,hearken6 ye who cringe and tremble1 at the sound of ,kilauea1 ,fearful of the wrath of ,pl1 fearful of the lake of fire6-- ,priest1 ,i say there is no ,pl6 ,pl is not--never was6 ,pl lives but in your legends--there is only one true ,god6 ,cursd1 thrice accursd1 you who thus great ,pl do defy1 ,here1 upon her sacred mountain1 of a surety you shall die6 ,pl1 mighty ,pl1 ,vengeance6 ,strike her with thy dreadful doom6 ,so let every scoffer perish6--,pl6 ,pl6 ,pl6 come6 ,and ,kapiolani answered--,pl6 ,pl6 ,pl6 come6 ,loud the mountain roared and thundered2 shuddered all who heard and saw1 ,dauntless stood ,kapiolani1 dauntless with her faithful few4 ,come6 she cried again4 ,come1 ,pl6 ,smite me with thy dreadful doom6 ,i am waiting1 mighty ,pl6--,pl6 ,pl6 ,pl6 come6 ,and the mountain roared and thundered2--but the goddess did not come4 ,hearken1 ,priest6 ,you have deceived us4 ,all your life has been a lie1 ,black your heart is1 red your hands are1 with the blood of those who die4 ,all these years you have misled us with your awful threats of doom4 ,now it ends6 ,i do defy you1 and your goddess ,i defy4 ,pl1 is not1 never has been4 ,all your worship is a lie4 ,i will climb your sacred mountain4 ,i will dare your lake of fire4 ,i will eat your sacred berries4 ,i will dare your goddess there1 ,there and then to wreak her vengeance1 then and there to come in fire1 ,and with awful burnings end me1 now and for eternity2 ,but if ,pl does not end me1 then her worship ends this day4 ,then the great high priest of ,pl turned to fiery ,kilauea4 ,come6 he said1 the goddess calls you6--and they climbed the mountain side1 ,up the slopes of ,mauna ,loa1 to the hell of ,kilauea1 ,with the bright blue sky above them1 with the blazing sun above them1 ,while the mountain shook beneath them1 and its head was wrapped in fire4 ,fearful1 hopeful1 all the people crept along the shaking path1 ,hardly breathing at their daring1 thus to brave dread ,pl's wrath1 ,bending low lest she should see them1 breathing soft lest she should hear1 ,certain that ,kapiolani would be sacrificed that day1 ,to the vengeance of the goddess1 to the anger of ,pl4 ,as little child ,on mother's breast1 ,o rest1 my heart1 ,have rest6 ,who rests on ,him ,is surely blest4 ,so rest1 my heart1 ,have rest6 ,as warrior bold ,his foes among1 ,be strong1 my heart1 ,be strong6 ,who rests on ,him ,shall ne'er go wrong4 ,be strong1 my heart1 ,be strong6 ,thus1 ,kapiolani1 dauntless1 singing softly as she went1 ,with a face as calm and fearless as a child on pleasure bent1 ,climbed the side of ,mauna ,loa1 to the dreadful lake of fire1 ,while the mountain shook and thundered1 while the people blanched and shuddered1 ,climbed to ,hal-,mau-,mau1--to the dreadful lake of fire4 ,all the people waited trembling1 stood afar off pale and trembling1 ,while ,kapiolani1 fearless1 climbed up to the lake of fire1 ,with the fiery glow all round her1 with a heavenly light about her4 ,shining with a radiance brighter than since time began had shone ,from the ,lake of ,ceaseless ,burnings1 from the dreadful lake of fire4 ,here1 she cried1 ,i pluck your berries1 ,pl1--and ,i give you none6 ,see6 ,i eat your sacred berries1 ,pl1--and ,i give you none6 ,pl1 here ,i break your tabus6 ,come1 with all your dreadful fires6 ,burn me1 ,pl6 ,i defy you6--,pl6 ,pl6 ,pl6 come6 ,come now1 ,pl1 or for ever own that you are overcome6 ,pl comes not4 ,is she sleeping8 ,is she wandering to-day8 ,is she busy with her burnings8 ,has the goddess nought to say8 ,hear me1 friends6--,there is no ,pl6 ,one true ,god alone there is4 ,his1 this mountain6 ,his1 these burnings6 ,you1 and ,i1 and all things1--,his6 ,goodness1 ,mercy1 ,loving-,kindness1 ,life ,eternal--all are ,his6 ,from this day1 let no man tremble1 when he feels the mountain shake6 ,from this day1 no man or maiden shall be killed for ,pl's sake6 ,from this day1 we break the thraldom of the dreadful lake of fire4 ,from this day1 we pass for ever from the scourge of ,pl's rod4-- ,from this day1 ,thou1 ,lord ,jehovah1 be our one and only ,god6 ,,they ,,come6 ,from ,north and ,south1 and ,east and ,west1 ,they come6 ,the sorely tried1 the much oppressed1 ,their ,faith and ,love to manifest1 ,they come6 ,they come to tell of work well done1 ,they come to tell of kingdoms won1 ,to worship at the ,great ,white ,throne1 ,they come6 ,in a noble consecration1 ,with a sound of jubilation4 ,they come6 ,they come6 ,through tribulations and distress1 ,they come6 ,through perils great and bitterness1 ,through persecutions pitiless1 ,they come6 ,they come by paths the martyrs trod1 ,they come from underneath the rod1 ,climbing through darkness up to ,god1 ,they come6 ,out of mighty tribulation1 ,with a sound of jubilation1 ,they come6 ,they come6 ,from every land beneath the sun1 ,they come6 ,to tell of mighty victories won2 ,unto the ,father through the ,son1 ,they come6 ,they come--the victors in the fight1 ,they come--the blind restored to sight1 ,from deepest ,darkness into ,light2 ,they come6 ,in a holy exaltation1 ,with a sound of jubilation1 ,they come6 ,they come6 ,,processionals ,,north ,we come from the gloom of the shadowy trail ,out away on the fringe of the ,night1 ,where no man could tell1 when the darkness fell1 ,if his eyes would behold the light4 ,to--the--,night1-- ,to--the--,night1-- ,to the darkness and the sorrow of the ,night1-- ,came--the--,light1 ,came--the--,light1 ,came the ,wonder and the ,glory of the ,light4 ,there are wanderers still1 without ever a guide1 ,out there on the fringe of the ,night1 ,they are bond and blind1--to their darkness resigned1 ,with never a wish for the ,light4 ,to--their--,night1-- ,to--their--,night1-- ,to the darkness and the sorrow of their ,night1 ,take--the--,light6 ,take--the--,light6 ,take the ,wonder and the ,glory of the ,light6 ,,south ,we come from the land of the blazing sun1 ,from the land that was blacker than night1-- ,from the white-hot sand of the ,great ,dark ,land1 ,where ,might was the only ,right4 ,to--the--,night1-- ,to--the--,night1-- ,to the darkness and the sorrow of the ,night1 ,came--the--,light1 ,came--the--,light1 ,came the ,wonder and the ,glory of the ,light4 ,there are sorrows still1 there is darkness still1 ,there are still gross wrongs to set right2 ,there are grim black stains1 there are peoples in chains1 ,to be loosed from the grip of the ,night4 ,to--their--,night1-- ,to--their--,night1-- ,to the darkness and the sorrow of their ,night1 ,take--the--,light6 ,take--the--,light6 ,take the ,wonder and the ,glory of the ,light6 ,,east ,we come from the ,east1 from the glowing ,east1 ,where the ,past1 with its hand of ice1 ,still reaches across through its ages of loss1 ,and still holds the land like a vice4 ,to--the--,night1-- ,to--the--,night1-- ,to the darkness and the sorrow of the ,night1-- ,came--the--,light1 ,came--the--,light1 ,came the ,wonder and the ,glory of the ,light4 ,o1 the sorrowful ones of the caste-bound lands1 ,how they long for the wider way6 ,how they sigh in the gloom of their close-barred tomb ,for the ,light of the ,coming ,day6 ,to--their--,night1-- ,to--their--,night1-- ,to the darkness and the sorrow of their ,night1 ,take--the--,light1 ,take--the--,light6 ,take the ,wonder and the ,glory of the ,light6 ,,west ,we come from the ,isles1 from the ,western ,isles1 ,from the isles of the sunny seas1-- ,where the smiles and the wiles1 with which ,nature beguiles1 ,are but shrouds for her tragedies4 ,to--the--,night1-- ,to--the--,night1-- ,to the darkness and the sorrow of the ,night1-- ,came--the--,light1 ,came--the--,light1 ,came the ,wonder and the ,glory of the ,light4 ,there is ,darkness more deadly than ,death itself1 ,there is ,blindness beyond that of sight4 ,there are souls fast bound in the depths profound ,of unconscious and heedless ,night4 ,to--their--,night1-- ,to--their--,night1-- ,to the darkness and the sorrow of their ,night1 ,take--the--,light6 ,take--the--,light6 ,take the ,wonder and the ,glory of the ,light6 ,,faith ,lord1 give me faith6--to live from day to day1 ,with tranquil heart to do my simple part1 ,and1 with my hand in ,thine1 just go ,thy way4 ,lord1 give me faith6--to trust1 if not to know2 ,with quiet mind in all things ,thee to find1 ,and1 child-like1 go where ,thou wouldst have me go4 ,lord1 give me faith6--to leave it all to ,thee1 ,the future is ,thy gift1 ,i would not lift ,the vail ,thy ,love has hung 'twixt it and me4 ,i ,,will6 ,say once again ,thy sweet ,i will6 ,in answer to my prayers4 ,lord1 if ,thou wilt6-- --,i will6 ,rise up above thy cares6 ,a ,,little ,,te ,,deum ,,of ,,the ,,commonplace ,a ,,fragment ,with hearts responsive ,and enfranchised eyes1 ,we thank ,thee1 ,lord1-- ,for all things beautiful1 and good1 and true2 ,for things that seemed not good yet turned to good2 ,for all the sweet compulsions of ,thy will ,that chased1 and tried1 and wrought us to ,thy shape2 ,for things unnumbered that we take of right1 ,and value first when first they are withheld2 ,for light and air2 sweet sense of sound and smell2 ,for ears to hear the heavenly harmonies2 ,for eyes to see the unseen in the seen2 ,for vision of ,the ,worker in the work2 ,for hearts to apprehend ,thee everywhere2 ,we thank ,thee1 ,lord6 ,for all the wonders of this wondrous world2-- ,the pure pearl splendours of the coming day1 ,the breaking east1--the rosy flush1--the ,dawn1-- ,for that bright gem in morning's coronal1 ,that one lone star that gleams above the glow2 ,for that high glory of the impartial sun1-- ,the golden noonings big with promised life2 ,the matchless pageant of the evening skies4 ,the wide-flung gates1--the gleams of ,paradise1-- ,supremest visions of ,thine artistry2 ,the sweet1 soft gloaming1 and the friendly stars2 ,the vesper stillness1 and the creeping shades2 ,the moon's pale majesty2 the pulsing dome1 ,wherein we feel ,thy great heart throbbing near2 ,for sweet laborious days and restful nights2 ,for work to do1 and strength to do the work2 ,we thank ,thee1 ,lord6 ,for those first tiny1 prayerful-folded hands ,that pierce the winter's crust1 and softly bring ,life out of death1 the endless mystery2-- ,for all the first sweet flushings of the ,spring2 ,the greening earth1 the tender heavenly blue2 ,the rich brown furrows gaping for the seed2 ,for all ,thy grace in bursting bud and leaf1-- ,the bridal sweetness of the orchard trees1 ,rose-tender in their coming fruitfulness2 ,the fragrant snow-drifts flung upon the breeze2 ,the grace and glory of the fruitless flowers1 ,ambrosial beauty their reward and ours2 ,for hedgerows sweet with hawthorn and wildrose2 ,for meadows spread with gold and gemmed with stars2 ,for every tint of every tiniest flower2 ,for every daisy smiling to the sun2 ,for every bird that builds in joyous hope2 ,for every lamb that frisks beside its dam2 ,for every leaf that rustles in the wind2 ,for spiring poplar1 and for spreading oak2 ,for queenly birch1 and lofty swaying elm1 ,for the great cedar's benedictory grace2 ,for earth's ten thousand fragrant incenses1-- ,sweet altar-gifts from leaf and fruit and flower2 ,for every wondrous thing that greens and grows2 ,for wide-spread cornlands1--billowing golden seas2 ,for rippling stream1 and white-laced waterfall2 ,for purpling mountains2 lakes like silver shields2 ,for white-piled clouds that float against the blue2 ,for tender green of far-off upland slopes2 ,for fringing forests and far-gleaming spires2 ,for those white peaks1 serene and grand and still2 ,for that deep sea--a shallow to ,thy love2 ,for round green hills1 earth's full benignant breasts2 ,for sun-chased shadows flitting o'er the plain2 ,for gleam and gloom2 for all life's counter-change2 ,for hope that quickens under darkening skies2 ,for all we see2 for all that underlies1-- ,we thank ,thee1 ,lord6 ,for that sweet impulse of the coming ,spring1 ,for ripening ,summer1 and the harvesting2 ,for all the rich ,autumnal glories spread1-- ,the flaming pageant of the ripening woods2 ,the fiery gorse1 the heather-purpled hills2 ,the rustling leaves that fly before the wind4 ,and lie below the hedgerows whispering2 ,for meadows silver-white with hoary dew2 ,for sheer delight of tasting once again ,that first crisp breath of winter in the air2 ,the pictured pane2 the new white world without2 ,the sparkling hedgerow's witchery of lace2 ,the soft white flakes that fold the sleeping earth2 ,the cold without1 the cheerier warmth within2 ,for red-heart roses in the winter snows2 ,for all the flower and fruit of ,christmas-tide2 ,for all the glowing heart of ,christmas-tide2 ,we thank ,thee1 ,lord6 ,for all ,thy ministries1-- ,for morning mist1 and gently-falling dew2 ,for summer rains1 for winter ice and snow2 ,for whispering wind and purifying storm2 ,for the reft clouds that show the tender blue2 ,for the forked flash and long tumultuous roll2 ,for mighty rains that wash the dim earth clean2 ,for the sweet promise of the seven-fold bow2 ,for the soft sunshine1 and the still calm night2 ,for dimpled laughter of soft summer seas2 ,for latticed splendour of the sea-borne moon2 ,for gleaming sands1 and granite-frontled cliffs2 ,for flying spume1 and waves that whip the skies2 ,for rushing gale1 and for the great glad calm2 ,for ,might so mighty1 and for ,love so true1 ,with equal mind1 ,we thank ,thee1 ,lord6 ,for maiden sweetness1 and for strength of men2 ,for love's pure madness and its high estate2 ,for parentage--man's nearest reach to ,thee2 ,for kinship1 sonship1 friendship1 brotherhood ,of men--one ,father--one great family2 ,for glimpses of the greater in the less2 ,for touch of ,thee in wife and child and friend2 ,for noble self-denying motherhood2 ,for saintly maiden lives of rare perfume2 ,for little pattering feet and crooning songs2 ,for children's laughter1 and sweet wells of truth2 ,for sweet child-faces and the sweet wise tongues2 ,for childhood's faith that lifts us near to ,thee ,and bows us with our own disparity2 ,for childhood's sweet unconscious beauty sleep2 ,for all that childhood teaches us of ,thee2 ,we thank ,thee1 ,lord6 ,for doubts that led us to the larger trust2 ,for ills to conquer2 for the love that fights2 ,for that strong faith that vanquished axe and flame ,and gave us ,freedom for our heritage2 ,for clouds and darkness1 and the still1 small voice2 ,for sorrows bearing fruit of nobler life2 ,for those sore strokes that broke us at ,thy feet2 ,for peace in strife2 for gain in seeming loss2 ,for every loss that wrought the greater gain2 ,for that sweet juice from bitterness out-pressed2 ,for all this sweet1 strange paradox of life2 ,we thank ,thee1 ,lord6 ,for friends above2 for friends still left below2 ,for the rare links invisible between2 ,for ,thine unsearchable greatness2 for the vails ,between us and the things we may not know2 ,for those high times when hearts take wing and rise ,and float secure above earth's mysteries2 ,for that wide1 open avenue of prayer1 ,all radiant with ,thy glorious promises2 ,for sweet hearts tuned to noblest charity2 ,for great hearts toiling in the outer dark2 ,for friendly hands stretched out in time of need2 ,for every gracious thought and word and deed2 ,we thank ,thee1 ,lord6 ,for songbird answering song on topmost bough2 ,for myriad twitterings of the simpler folk2 ,for that sweet lark that carols up the sky2 ,for that low fluting on the summer night2 ,for distant bells that tremble on the wind2 ,for great round organ tones that rise and fall1 ,entwined with earthly voices tuned to heaven1 ,and bear our hearts above the high-arched roof2 ,for ,thy great voice that dominates the whole1 ,and shakes the heavens1 and silences the earth2 ,for hearts alive to earth's sweet minstrelsies2 ,for souls attuned to heavenly harmonies2 ,for apprehension1 and for ears to hear1-- ,we thank ,thee1 ,lord6 ,for that supremest token of ,thy ,love1-- ,thyself made manifest in human flesh2 ,for that pure life beneath the ,syrian sky-- ,the humble toil1 the sweat1 the bench1 the saw1 ,the nails well-driven1 and the work well-done2 ,for all its vast expansions2 for the stress ,of those three mighty years2 ,for all ,he bore of our humanity2 ,his hunger1 thirst1 ,his homelessness and want1 ,his weariness that longed for well-earned rest2 ,for labour's high ennoblement through ,him1 ,who laboured with ,his hands for daily bread2 ,for ,lazarus1 ,mary1 ,martha1 ,magdalene1 ,for ,nazareth and ,bethany2--not least ,for that dark hour in lone ,gethsemane2 ,for that high cross upraised on ,calvary2 ,the broken seals1--the rolled-back stone--,the ,way1 ,for ever opened through ,his life in death2 ,for that brief glimpse vouchsafed within the vail2 ,for all ,his gracious life2 and for ,his ,death1 ,with low-bowed heads and hearts impassionate1 ,we thank ,thee1 ,lord6 ,for all life's beauties1 and their beauteous growth2 ,for ,nature's laws and ,thy rich providence2 ,for all ,thy perfect processes of life2 ,for the minute perfection of ,thy work1 ,seen and unseen1 in each remotest part2 ,for faith1 and works1 and gentle charity2 ,for all that makes for quiet in the world2 ,for all that lifts man from his common rut2 ,for all that knits the silken bond of peace2 ,for all that lifts the fringes of the night1 ,and lights the darkened corners of the earth2 ,for every broken gate and sundered bar2 ,for every wide-flung window of the soul2 ,for that ,thou bearest all that ,thou hast made2 ,we thank ,thee1 ,lord6 ,for perfect childlike confidence in ,thee2 ,for childlike glimpses of the life to be2 ,for trust akin to my child's trust in me2 ,for hearts at rest through confidence in ,thee2 ,for hearts triumphant in perpetual hope2 ,for hope victorious through past hopes fulfilled2 ,for mightier hopes born of the things we know2 ,for faith born of the things we may not know2 ,for hope of powers increased ten thousand fold2 ,for that last hope of likeness to ,thyself1 ,when hope shall end in glorious certainty2 --,with quickened hearts ,that find ,thee everywhere1 ,we thank ,thee1 ,lord6 ,,policeman ,x ,,if ,,he ,,would ,,but ,,dare ,i stood1 unseen1 within a sumptous room1 ,where one clothed all in white sat silently4 ,so sweet his presence that a pure soft light ,rayed from him1 and ,i saw--most wondrous sight6-- ,the ,love of ,god shrined in the flesh once more1 ,and glowing softly like a misted sun4 ,his back was towards me4 ,had ,i seen his face ,methought ,i must have fallen4 ,i was wrong4 ,the door flung wide4 ,with hasty step ,came one in royal robes and all the pride ,and pomp of majesty1 and on his head ,a helmet with an eagle poised for flight4 ,he stood amazed at sight of him in white1 ,his lips apart in haughty questioning4 ,but no words came4 ,breathless1 he raised his hand ,and gave salute as to a mightier lord1 ,and doffed his helm1 and stood4 ,and in his eyes ,i saw ,the reflex glory of his ,master's face4 ,the ,master spoke4 ,his voice so soft and sweet ,thrilled my heart's core and shook me where ,i stood1-- ,time runs apace4 ,the ,new ,time is at hand4 ,shall it be ,peace or ,war8 ,it rests with ,,thee4 ,in dumb amaze the other shook his head4 ,thy brother of the ,north has cast his lot ,for peace4 ,alone he cannot compass it4 ,shall it be ,peace or ,war8 ,it rests with ,,thee4 ,again the other shook his head amazed1 ,but never swerved a hair's breadth in his gaze4 ,shall it be ,peace or ,war8 ,join hands with him1 ,thy ,northern brother1 with the ,western ,isles1 ,and with their brethren of the ,further ,west1 ,and ,peace shall reign to ,earth's remotest bound4 ,and still the other shook his head amazed4 ,shall it be ,peace or ,war8 ,millions of lives ,are in thy hand1 women and men and those ,my little ones4 ,their souls are mine4 ,their lives ,are in thy hand4 ,of thee ,i shall require them4 ,shall it be ,peace or ,war8 99 99 99 99 99 ,i am but one1 ,the other answered with reluctant tongue4 ,thou art ,,the one and so ,i come to thee4 ,for ,peace or ,war the scales are in thy hand4 ,as thou decidest now1 so shall it be4 ,but1--as thou sayest now1 so be it ,with thee--then4 ,shall it be ,peace or ,war8 ,nay--look6-- ,and at the word--where stood the wall--a space2 ,and at their feet1 like mighty map unrolled1-- ,the kingdoms of the earth1 and every kingdom ,groaned with the burden of its armour-plate4 ,and the weight grew till man was crushed beneath1 ,and lost his manhood and became a cog ,to roll along the great machine of war4 ,and1 as he watched1 the ,war-,lord's eyes flamed fire1 ,his nostrils panted like a mettled steed's4 ,this was the game of games he knew and loved1 ,and every fibre of his soul was knit ,to see what passed4 ,then1--in a sun-white land1 ,where a great sea poured out through narrow gates ,to meet a greater1--came the clang of arms1 ,and drew the nations like a tocsin peal1 ,till all the sun-white sands ran red1 and earth ,sweat blood1 and writhed in fiery ashes1 and ,grew sick with all the reek and stench of war1 ,and heaven drew back behind the battle-clouds4 ,and ever1 through the clamour of the strife1 ,i heard the ceaseless wailing of a child1 ,and the sobbing1 sobbing1 sobbing1 endless ,sobbing of a reft and broken woman2-- ,and the hoarse whisper of the ,war-,lord's voice1-- ,britain fights once again for ,barbary ,lest others occupy to her undoing4 ,and ,italy and ,greece and ,turkey join1 ,to beat back ,france and ,spain4 ,again ,i saw1-- ,where legions marched and wound 'mid snowy peaks1 ,and came upon a smiling vine-clad land1 ,and filled it with the reek and stench of war4 ,the hoarse voice spoke1-- ,the provinces she stole ,and lost1 ,austria takes back4 ,again ,i saw1-- ,where white-capped hosts crept swiftly to the straits ,twixt old and new1 and drenched the land with blood1 ,and filled it with the reek and stench of war4 ,the ,war-,lord spoke1-- ,despite his love of peace1 ,our brother of the ,north has seized his chance1 ,and got his heart's desire4 ,again ,i saw1-- ,where legions poured through the eternal snows1 ,and legions swept o'er every sea to meet ,their long-expected onslaught1 and the dead ,were piled in mountains1 and the snows ran red4 ,the ,war-,lord spoke1-- ,up1 ,britain1 up6 ,strike home6 ,or drop your rod of ,empire in the dust-- ,one of you dies this day4 ,again ,i saw1-- ,beneath us1 legions swarming to the ,west1 ,devouring kingdoms till they reached the sea1 ,and filling all the lands with blood and fire4 ,the ,war-,lord gazed1 with eyes that blazed and flamed1 ,and panted like a soul in torment1--,mine6 ,all these are mine6 ,thine1 sayest thou8--,thine now1 ,when thou shalt stand before me--then1 ,i shall require them of thee4 --,thus the voice ,of ,him who sat and gazed with sorrowing face1 ,while all the earth beneath us reeked of war1 ,and heaven grew dim behind the battle-clouds4 ,and ever1 through the clamour of the strife1 ,i heard the ceaseless wailing of a child1 ,and the sobbing1 sobbing1 sobbing1 endless ,sobbing of a reft and broken woman4 ,shall it be ,peace or ,war8 ,a two-edged sword ,could cut no sharper than the gentle voice ,of ,him who bowed with sorrow at the sight ,of man destroying man for sake of gain4 ,i waited1 breathless1 for the warrior's word4 ,but no word came4 ,his heart was with his men4 ,shall it be ,peace or ,war8 ,look yet again6 ,and at their feet1 like mighty map unrolled1 ,lay all the kingdoms of the earth--at peace4 ,the glad earth smiled beneath a smiling heaven1 ,and brought forth fruit for all her children's needs4 ,the desert lands had blossomed1 and the earth ,was large enough for all4 ,her voice came up1 ,a softly-rounded murmur of content1 ,like bees that labour gladly on the comb4 ,the reign of ,peace1--and yet an army lay ,couchant and watchful1 ready for the strife ,if strife need be1--the strife of quelling strife1-- ,an army culled in part from all the lands4 ,owning no master but the public weal1 ,and prompt to quench the first red spark of war4 ,even as we watched1 a frontier turmoil rose1 ,and therewith rose the army1 and the fire ,died out while scarce begun4 ,the smoke of it ,was scarcely seen1 the noise scarce heard2 for all ,the lands1 sore-spent with war1 had welcomed ,peace1 ,and bowed to mightier forces than their own2 ,men cast aside their armour and their arms1 ,and lived men's lives and were no more machines4 ,wars shall there be1 indeed1 till that last war ,that shall wage war on ,war and sweep the earth ,of all war-wagers and of all mankind4 ,so spake the voice and ceased4 ,and still we gazed1-- ,a great white building1 on its topmost tower ,a great white flag1 proclaimed a ,world's ,tribunal ,for the righting of the nations' wrongs4 ,and that great army answered its behests ,and owned allegiance to no other head4 ,peace reigned triumphant4 ,on the quiet air ,i heard the merry laughter of the child1 ,and the great sigh of gratitude that rose ,from all the mother-hearts of all the world4 ,shall it be ,peace or ,war8-- ,once more the voice1-- ,to one man is it given to decide1 ,,thou ,,art ,,the ,,man6 ,the scales are in ,,thy hand4 ,think well1 and say1--,shall it be ,peace or ,war8 ,as thou1 shalt say so shall it be with thee4 ,but1 ere the answer came1 all vanished like ,a scrap of paper in a fire of coals4 ,then1 with a crackling peal1 the thick black vail ,that hangs before the face of men was rent1 ,and in the instant lightning flash ,i saw1-- ,a chamber hung with black and heaped with flowers1 ,where candles tall flashed white on watchers' swords4 ,high on a high-raised bier lay one at rest-- ,crosses and orders on his quiet breast1 ,head proudly cushioned on his country's flag1 ,hands calmly folded on his helmet's crest1 ,his back to earth1 his mute face turned to heaven1-- ,answering the summons of his ,over-,lord4 ,i strained my eyes upon his face to learn ,thereon his answer4 ,but the dark vail dropped1 ,and left me wondering what his word had been4 ,had ,i but read his face ,i should have known ,who lay there4--,man1 like other men8 ,or one ,who grasped the greater things1 and by his will ,brought ,peace on ,earth and drew ,earth nearer ,heaven4 ,the bells beat softly on the midnight air ,proclaiming the ,new ,time8 ,shall it be ,peace8 ,a voice within me cried and would not cease1 ,one man could do it if he would but dare4 ,,note4--,this was written in #ahih1 at the time of the ,tzar's ,rescript to the ,powers suggesting a ,peace ,conference with a view to the lightening of the ever-growing burden of arms4 ,the possibilities have changed their faces1 but at heart the great problem remains much the same4 ,and above all1 the great fact remains that if ,great ,britain1 ,germany1 ,russia and the ,united ,states joined hands for a ,world ,peace1 they could ensure it4 ,germany is still mistrustful4 ,on her lies a great responsibility4 ,,your ,,place ,is your place a small place8 ,tend it with care6-- ,he set you there4 ,is your place a large place8 ,guard it with care6-- ,he set you there4 ,whatever your place1 it is ,not yours alone1 but ,his ,who set you there4 ,,in ,,narrow ,,ways ,some lives are set in narrow ways1 ,by ,love's wise tenderness4 ,they seem to suffer all their days ,life's direst storm and stress4 ,but ,god shall raise them up at length1 ,his purposes are sure1 ,he for their weakness shall give strength1 ,for every ill a cure4 ,,shut ,,windows 7,for the ,braille ,magazine7 ,when the outer eye grows dim1 ,turns the inner eye to ,him1 ,who makes darkness light4 ,fairer visions you may see1 ,live in nobler company1 ,and in larger liberty1 ,than the men of sight4 ,he sometimes shuts the windows but to open hidden doors1 ,where all who will may wander bold and free1 ,for ,his house has many mansions1 and the mansions many floors1 ,and every room is free to you and me4 ,,props ,earthly props are useless1 ,on ,thy grace ,i fall2 ,earthly strength is weakness1 ,father1 on ,thee ,i call1-- ,for comfort1 strength1 and guidance1 ,o1 give me all6 ,,bed-,,rock ,i have been tried1 ,tried in the fire1 ,and ,i say this1 ,as the result of dire distress1 ,and tribulation sore-- ,that a man's happiness doth not consist ,of that he hath1 but of the faith ,and trust in ,god's great love ,these bring him to4 ,nought else is worth consideration4 ,for the peace a man may find ,in perfect trust in ,god ,outweighs all else1 and is ,the only possible foundation ,for true happiness4 ,,after ,,work ,lord1 when ,thou seest that my work is done1 ,let me not linger on1 ,with failing powers1 ,adown the weary hours1-- ,a workless worker in a world of work4 ,but1 with a word1 ,just bid me home1 ,and ,i will come ,right gladly1-- ,yea1 right gladly ,will ,i come4 ,,kapiolani ,,in ,,rarotongan ,mr4 ,f4,w4 ,christian1 of the ,polynesian ,society of ,new ,zealand1 whose personal acquaintance with the ,south ,sea ,islands and their dialects is unique1 is translating ,kapiolani into ,rarotongan4 ,he writes-- ,i enclose a four-line stanza which1 translating your first line--',where the great green combers break1' etc4--strictly according to ,east ,polynesian ballad-metres1 ushers in your great theme4 ',kapiolani' will1 ,i trust1 ,god willing1 become a household classic in many of the ,eastern ,islands1 such as ,rapa and ,manahiki1 where the ,rarotongan language runs current as a sort of ,lingua ,franca or ,sacred ,esperanto1 thanks to the magnificent translation of the ,bible by the great missionary1 ,john ,williams4 ,i have translated the poem most carefully1 and as accurately as possible into the peculiar metre and cast of expression which an ,eastern ,polynesian ',atu-,pe'e1 or ,versifier1 would immediately grasp as idiomatic4 ,the first lines run thus3-- ,tei te ngai mangng--anga no te an ngaru roro'a ,ki rnga no te pnga matoato'a ,ngru kerekere1 ngru mamata e tini ,ki rnga no te ',akau-,pipni4