QUO VADIS? Peter, outworn, And menaced by the sword, And, as he fled, Met one, with eager face, Hastening cityward, And, to his vast amaze, "Lord, whither goest Thou?” He cried, importunate, And Christ replied,- Then Peter bowed his head, There, at the Master's feet, And courage, and new faith, So we, Whene'er we fail Of our full duty, Cast on Him our load,— Who suffered sore for us, Who frail flesh wore for us, On Christ, The Lord. TAMATE Great-Heart is dead, they say, Great-Heart the Teacher, Great-Heart the Joyous, Great-Heart the Fearless, Great-Heart the Martyr, Great-Heart of Sweet White Fire. Great-Heart is dead, they say, Fighting the fight, Holding the Light, Into the night. Great-Heart is dead, they say.— But the Light shall burn the brighter, And a rich, rich harvest for his sowing. Great-Heart is dead, they say! What is death to such an one as Great-Heart? One sigh, perchance, for work unfinished here; Then a swift passing to a mightier sphere, And all the amplitude of heaven to work Great-Heart is dead, say they? Nor dead nor sleeping! He lives on! His name Shall kindle many a heart to equal flame. The fire he lighted shall burn on and on, A soul so fiery sweet can never die, But lives and loves and works through all eternity. BURDEN-BEARERS Burden-bearers are we all, Great and small. Burden-sharers be ye all, Great and small! Where another shares the load, Two draw nearer God. Yet there are burdens we can share with none, Save God; And paths remote where we must walk alone, For lonely burden and for path apart- If these but serve to bring the burdened heart THE IRON FLAIL Time beats out all things with his iron flail, Things great, things small. With steady strokes that never fail, With slow, sure strokes of his iron flail, Pearl Iridescent! SARK Pearl of the sea! Shimmering, glimmering Pearl of the sea! Lapped in the smile of the Silver Sea, Ringed in the foam of the Silver Sea, Glamoured in mists of the Silver Sea,Pearl of the Silver Sea! Glancing and glimmering under the sun, Joy supreme of the sun's day dream, Soft in the gleam of the golden beam,Pearl of the Silver Sea! Splendour of Hope in the rising sun, Glory of Love in the noonday sun, Wonder of Faith in the setting sun,Pearl of the Silver Sea! Gaunt and grim to the outer world, And oh the sight,-the wonderful sight, The Queen of the Night, in silver dight, Wherever I go, and wherever I be, The joy and the longing are there with me,-- As needle to pole is my heart to thee, E. A., Nov. 6, 1900 Bright stars of Faith and Hope, her eyes Shall shine for us through all the years. For all her life was Love, and fears Touch not the love that never dies. And Death itself, to her, was but That had been opening, more and more, Through all her life, and ne'er was shut. -And never shall be shut. She left The door ajar for you and me, The glory shining through the cleft. And when our own time comes,-again We'll meet her face to face; — again We'll see the star-shine; and again She'll greet us with her soft, "Come ben!" |