Into Heart and Brain

Dost thou mean sometimes that we should forget thee, Dropping the veil of things 'twixt thee and us?— Ah, not that we should lose thee and regret thee! But that, we turning from our windows thus, The frost-fixed God should vanish from the pane, Sun-melted, and a moment, Father, let thee Look like thyself straight …

When all the World is Young, Lad

When all the world is young, lad, And all the trees are green ; And every goose a swan, lad, And every lass a queen ; Then hey for boot and horse, lad, And round the world away ; Young blood must have its course, lad, And every dog his day.   When all the …

My Eternity

O Father, thou art my eternity. Not on the clasp of consciousness—on thee My life depends; and I can well afford All to forget, so thou remember, Lord. In thee I rest; in sleep thou dost me fold; In thee I labour; still in thee, grow old; And dying, shall I not in thee, my …

The Graciousness of God

"Love one another" He taught us - "if you love me, love one another". Jesus left us love for his legacy. He cared that the hearts he was loving should grow in personal affection for each other - genuine love, mother love, son love, husband love, wife love. And there is the graciousness of our …

The Differing Mark

Keep me, Lord, with thee. I call from out the dark—Hear in thy light, of which I am a spark. I know not what is mine and what is thine— Of branch and stem I miss the differing mark— But if a mere hair's-breadth me separateth, That hair's-breadth is eternal, infinite death. For sap thy …