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The Precious Word of God: An Epic in Heroic Couplets on the Divine Allegories of Scripture by Debbie Harris

20 Friday Mar 2026

Posted by Debbie Harris in Christian Poetry, Exalting Jesus Christ, Holy Bible, Inspirational

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O Holy Spirit, breathe upon my soul,
Inspire these lines to make Thy glories whole!
Open our eyes to see, our hearts to burn,
As once Thou didst when ancient prophets learned.

In countless forms Thy living Word appears,
More rich than treasures, brighter than the spheres.
First, living Bread from heaven’s table sent,
When man by earthly food alone is spent.
“Man shall not live by bread alone,” He cried,
But by each word from God’s own mouth supplied.
Thus souls are nourished where all else would fail,
And life eternal springs where death prevailed.

More precious Gold than Ophir’s hidden store,
Refined seven times, its purity evermore.
Like Silver tested in the furnace flame,
Its truth endures, untainted, without blame.
A hidden Treasure buried in the field,
For which the finder sells all else to yield;
With joy he purchases that matchless gain,
And heaven’s riches flood his heart again.

As Fire it burns with purifying blaze,
Consuming dross, yet kindling holy praise.
A Hammer mighty, breaking stubborn stone,
Shattering hearts where pride has claimed its throne.
Both fire and hammer from one source proceed—
The Word that wounds, yet heals the soul in need:
It crushes sin, then lights the inward flame—
O wondrous work of mercy and of claim!

Sweet Honey flows from out the Rock divine,
Sweeter than any comb where bees entwine.
No earthly sweetness matches such delight;
It cheers the weary, turns the dark to light.
A Lamp it shines to guide the pilgrim’s way,
A steady gleam through night’s most perilous fray;
“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet,” we sing,
A Light unto my path—O Light of kings!

Strong Meat it offers those mature in grace,
Who press beyond the cradle to the race.
Yet Milk it gives the newborn child of God,
Pure, gentle, growing faith where once we trod.
A Mirror true, no flattering lie it shows,
Revealing heart and conscience as it glows;
The one who looks and forgets his true face
Remains unchanged; the doer finds God’s grace.

As Medicine it heals the broken frame,
Life to the seeker, health to all who claim;
Its balm restores where sickness held its reign,
And makes the wounded spirit whole again.

As Seed it falls on every kind of ground—
By wayside, rocks, or thorns where weeds abound—
Yet in the good soil, fertile, deep, and true,
It springs to life, a hundred-fold anew.
Like Rain and Snow from heaven’s heights it falls,
Descending soft to answer heaven’s calls;
It waters earth, makes deserts bloom and sing,
Accomplishes God’s will in everything—
No empty return, but harvest rich and vast,
The Word that crowns the future and the past!

A Sword of the Spirit, two-edged, keen, and bright,
It pierces soul and spirit, wrong from right;
In warfare fierce against the powers of night,
The saint wields it—and claims the victor’s right!

And living Water, crystal, pure, and free,
It washes clean where guilt once stained the knee.
The Word as water sanctifies the bride,
No spot, no wrinkle left when once applied.

Thus every form Thy precious Word assumes:
Bread, gold, and silver; treasure, fire, and blooms
Of honey; lamp and light, and hammer’s claim;
Meat, milk, and mirror, medicine’s healing name;
Seed, rain, and snow, sword, water—rich and vast.
All meet in Thee—the soul redeemed at last.

O seeking soul, forsake the world’s poor gain!
Embrace this Word and never thirst again.
Let every image—feed, refine, reveal,
Heal, plant, and cleanse—Thy heart and mind anneal,
Till Christ alone is formed in thee complete,
And endless glory crowns the Word we meet!

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Blessed Are They Which Do Hunger and Thirst After Righteousness II by Debbie Harris

20 Friday Mar 2026

Posted by Debbie Harris in Christian Poetry, Exalting Jesus Christ, Holy Bible, Inspirational

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As the deer pants for the water-brooks so clear,
So pants the soul for God, the living Spring;
In dry and weary land, no water near,
It thirsts for righteousness, the heart’s true King.
Blessed are they who hunger, thirst, and seek,
For they shall be with satisfaction filled.

No bread of earth, no fleeting worldly store,
Can slake the famine deep within the breast;
But come to waters free, as prophets swore,
Buy wine and milk where God Himself is guest.
Seek first His kingdom, seek His righteousness,
And all these things shall unto you be pressed.

The soul, like cracked earth longing for the rain,
Cries out for purity that God bestows;
Not works of flesh, but faith’s redeeming gain—
Christ made our sin, that we His right might know.
The LORD our Righteousness, exalted high,
Imputes His robe where sinners once did lie.

Like manna fallen in the desert waste,
So falls His grace upon the humbled heart;
No striving self can frame what God has placed—
A gift of mercy, never to depart.
The soul ascends, in holy longing drawn,
To taste the fullness promised in His dawn.

O Lord, revive this thirst that never dies,
As streams in desert make the wasteland sing;
Till every chamber of the spirit lies
Flooded with righteousness the Savior brings.
Satisfied forever, blessed and whole,
The hungry soul beholds Thee face to face.

Let this desire increase through every trial,
As rivers join the sea in boundless flow;
Endless in Thee, where grace removes all guile,
The thirsting find their rest, their all, their know.
For they who hunger thus shall surely see
The promise kept: “They shall be filled with Me.”

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He Is Still Sitting at the Well: A Poem of the Samaritan Woman, Living Water, and the Invitation That Never Fades by Debbie Harris

19 Thursday Mar 2026

Posted by Debbie Harris in Christian Poetry, Exalting Jesus Christ, Holy Bible, Inspirational, Jesus Christ, King of Kings, salvation

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Noon burned the stones where Jacob’s well lay deep,
She came alone, the sun a heavy rod,
Avoiding eyes that judged her soul in sleep,
A woman marked by sorrow and by God.

Five husbands gone like shadows from her hand,
The sixth no husband, only fleeting fire;
She drew her water in a barren land,
To slake a thirst no mortal could inspire.

He sat there waiting, weary from the road,
A stranger Jew who spoke when none would dare;
“Give me to drink,” He said, His voice bestowed
A grace that pierced the noonday’s scorching air.

She marveled, questioned borders drawn by men—
“How can You ask, when race divides us still?”
Yet He replied, “If you but knew Me then,
You’d ask of Me, and drink to quench your will.”

The living water rose within His words,
A spring that leaps to life and never ends;
No jar, no bucket, no more empty herds
Of broken loves where loneliness descends.

“Sir, give me this,” she cried, her heart awake,
That I might thirst no more in shame’s dark chain.
He saw her past—each vow that bent and brake—
And spoke her secrets, yet without disdain.

“You’ve had five husbands, and the one you keep
Is not your own.” She trembled at the sight
Of truth laid bare, no wound too wide, too deep
For Him to touch with undeservèd light.

The Messiah stands before you now, He said,
I AM—the One who breaks the chains of night.
Her veil of midday solitude was shed;
She left her pitcher, ran into the light.

“Come see a Man who told me all I’ve done!”
She called through streets where once she hid her face.
The outcast voice became the rising sun,
And many ran to meet Him in that place.

They heard Him speak, they tasted of the stream,
The water flowing free from shame’s old well;
No longer slaves to yesterday’s bad dream,
They found in Him the truth they could not tell.

O wanderer, you too have come at noon,
Carrying jars of disappointment’s weight,
The cycles spin, the hope consumed too soon,
The heart grown dry beneath the desert’s hate.

He waits still at the well you daily tread,
Not judging, but inviting: “Drink of Me.”
The past that haunts you, every tear you’ve shed,
He turns to rivers flowing full and free.

No longer run to lovers who betray,
To wells that promise much and give but dust;
The Living Water calls your name today—
Come, taste, be filled, in Him alone you trust.

The shame you buried, He will bring to bloom,
The broken story woven into grace;
What once was drought becomes eternal room
For joy that time nor tide cannot erase.

So leave the jar, the old familiar pain,
Run tell the city what your eyes have seen:
A Man who knows you, yet loves without chain,
The Savior waiting—He has made you clean.

And if the world still whispers, “You are lost,”
Let Heaven’s answer thunder through your veins:
One encounter shifts the ledger’s cost,
And living water floods the arid plains.

He sits there still, though centuries have fled,
By every well where thirsty hearts draw near;
Come now, beloved, lift your weary head—
The hour is here. The Living Water’s here.

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Risen In Glory, Alleluia by Debbie Harris

19 Thursday Mar 2026

Posted by Debbie Harris in Christian Poetry, Exalting Jesus Christ, Holy Bible, Inspirational, Praise, Royally Redeemed, Thanksgiving

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Risen in Glory, Alleluia!
An Easter Anthem
(For SATB choir and piano, with optional brass/handbells)

Verse 1
In the shadow of the cross we stood,
Where love poured out in crimson flood;
The Savior slain, the curtain torn,
The weight of sin forever borne.

Pre-Chorus
The stone was sealed, the guards kept watch,
Yet heaven’s plan no grave could match;
In silence deep, the third day dawned—
The King of life forever spawned!

Chorus
Christ is risen! Alleluia!
Risen in glory, death defeated!
Risen in power, our chains are broken!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Christ the Lord is risen today!
Sing with joy, the tomb is empty—
He lives forever, come what may!
Alleluia! Alleluia!

Verse 2
Now Mary heard the angel’s word,
“Behold, He is not here—He’s Lord!”
The risen Christ in victory strode,
The path of life, the way to God.

Bridge
What once was lost is now restored,
By wounds that heal, by grace outpoured;
O death, where is your sting this day?
The grave has lost its hold—He reigns!

Final Chorus
Christ is risen! Alleluia!
Risen in glory, reigning on high!
Risen forever, our hope eternal!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Christ the Lord is risen today!
Let every tongue and nation sing—
The King has conquered everything!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Risen in glory—Alleluia!

Coda
Alleluia… alleluia…
Christ is risen indeed!
Risen in glory… alleluia!

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The Unconquerable Throne: Adoring the Pierced and Reigning King While the World Groans Under Missile Rain and Shadowed Swarms by Debbie Harris

19 Thursday Mar 2026

Posted by Debbie Harris in Christ-centered poetry, Christian Poetry, Exalting Jesus Christ, Holy Bible, Inspirational, Jesus Christ, King of Kings, Royally Redeemed

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Throne of Uncreated Flame

Beyond the curtain of our night,
Where galaxies in silence spin,
A throne ascends through realms of light,
Where dawn and vesper melt within.

Its frame is jasper, veined with fire,
A carnelian heart that glows;
Around it arcs a rainbow spire,
Emerald-hued, where mercy flows.

No mortal eye could bear the blaze
That pours from Him who sits enthroned;
Yet seraphim, with wings ablaze,
Hide trembling faces, overawed.

Their sixfold pinions beat as one,
A storm of feathers tipped in gold;
Their voices rise like molten sun—
“Holy, holy, holy,” told.

The cry ignites the crystal sea,
A glassy mirror vast and still,
Reflecting lightning’s jagged spree
And thunder’s deep, unbroken will.

Seven torches dance before the throne,
Seven spirits, living flame;
Their sparks ascend like seeds unsown,
To kindle stars and call His name.

Twenty-four elders, robed in snow,
Their crowns of purest gold they fling;
They fall as waves of worship flow,
Before the Ancient of all Being.

And then the scroll, sealed sevenfold,
Lies weeping in the hand of night—
No one in heaven, earth, or hold
Could break its chains of shadowed might.

Until the Lion steps from Judah’s line,
The Root of David, fierce and bright;
Yet lo, a slaughtered Lamb divine
Stands bleeding still in deathless light.

His wounds are rubies, open, deep,
Each scar a river red and wide;
The elders fall, the creatures weep,
As heaven’s chorus swells with pride:

“Worthy the Lamb who tasted death,
To take the scroll and loose its seal!
Worthy the One who gave His breath,
That broken hearts might rise and heal!”

Ten thousand times ten thousand sing,
A sea of voices, white as foam;
Myriads upon myriads ring
The throne where love has made its home.

King of kings—no diadem of man
Can crown the brow that bore the thorn;
Lord of lords—the scepter in His hand
Is mercy’s rod, by justice born.

Amid the Tempest’s Roar

Amid the clamor of the age,
Where banners bleed and nations seethe,
Where drones in shadowed swarms engage
And rockets carve their paths of grief—

Smoke coils thick from shattered fields,
The earth recoils beneath the weight;
Shaheds and Sejjils streak like yields
Of hellish harvest, sealing fate.

In Ukraine’s frost, the swarms descend,
Iranian waves crash on Israel’s shore;
Hezbollah’s barrages never end,
While Gulf skies burn with missile lore.

Tehran reels as bunker-busters fall,
Beirut ignites in rocket rain;
From Kharkiv’s ruins to southern wall,
The air itself cries out in pain.

Yet turn thine eyes, O weary soul,
Beyond the smoke, the drone’s cold hum;
Above the thunder’s blackest roll
Shines forth the Throne where mercies come.

There Jesus sits in robes of flame,
His wounds like rubies, ever bright;
His scepter stills the wildest claim,
His gaze dissolves the endless night.

No drone can breach that crystal sea,
No rocket pierce those emerald walls;
The Lamb who triumphed over death’s decree
Reigns high where every tumult falls.

Fix here thy heart, let not alarm
Steal peace from those He calls His own;
For He who calms the fiercest storm
Has promised: “Fear not—I sit enthroned.”

In this dark hour, let worship rise
Like incense through the battle’s drone;
The King returns with pierced hands and eyes—
Our hope, our peace, forever known.

O Jesus Christ, our eyes would rise
To drink the splendor of Thy face;
Till faith gives way to open skies
And we behold Thee, full of grace.

Let lightning flash, let thunder roll,
Let every creature, far and near,
Proclaim with one unbroken soul:
“The Lamb is worthy—ever, here!”

May this frail song ascend as myrrh,
A trembling vapor to Thy throne;
Until the veil of time shall stir
And we shall know as we are known. Amen.

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Hymn:Salvation’s Jubilation: Robed in Glory, Crowned as Royals, Our Song Never Ends by Debbie Harris

16 Monday Mar 2026

Posted by Debbie Harris in Christian Poetry, Exalting Jesus Christ, Holy Bible, Inspirational, Jesus Christ, King of Kings, Praise

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Verse 1
I will greatly rejoice—yes, shout in the Lord!
My soul explodes with joy in my conquering God!
For He has stripped off my rags of defeat and shame,
And clothed me in garments of salvation’s flame!

Refrain
Victory! Victory! Shout it aloud!
Rejoice, O my soul, in triumphant crowd!
Clothed in His righteousness, shining so bright,
Reigning as royals in heavenly might!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Our song never ends!
Salvation eternal—triumph ascends!

Verse 2
Like a victorious bridegroom crowned with garlands of gold,
Like a radiant bride with jewels that dazzle and bold;
So the Lord has arrayed me in splendor divine,
Robed in His righteousness—forever I’ll shine!

Refrain
Victory! Victory! Shout it aloud!
Rejoice, O my soul, in triumphant crowd!
Clothed in His righteousness, shining so bright,
Reigning as royals in heavenly might!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Our song never ends!
Salvation eternal—triumph ascends!

Verse 3
No longer in chains, no longer in night,
Christ’s blood has broken the grave’s cruel might!
He tore off my mourning, my sorrow, my loss—
And wrapped me in joy at the foot of the cross!

Refrain
Victory! Victory! Shout it aloud!
Rejoice, O my soul, in triumphant crowd!
Clothed in His righteousness, shining so bright,
Reigning as royals in heavenly might!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Our song never ends!
Salvation eternal—triumph ascends!

Verse 4
Beauty for ashes! Oil of gladness outpoured!
Garment of praise where heaviness roared!
He turns every captive to dancing and song—
Our Victor has triumphed; the weak now are strong!

Refrain
Victory! Victory! Shout it aloud!
Rejoice, O my soul, in triumphant crowd!
Clothed in His righteousness, shining so bright,
Reigning as royals in heavenly might!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Our song never ends!
Salvation eternal—triumph ascends!

Verse 5
In Zion we rise with unbreakable might,
Oaks of His planting, ablaze in His light!
The nations will see, and the heavens will ring—
Our God reigns victorious; let all creatures sing!

Refrain
Victory! Victory! Shout it aloud!
Rejoice, O my soul, in triumphant crowd!
Clothed in His righteousness, shining so bright,
Reigning as royals in heavenly might!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Our song never ends!
Salvation eternal—triumph ascends!

Verse 6
Righteousness springs like a fountain so free,
Praise bursts forth like a vast jubilee!
The Lord has declared it—His promise is sure—
Our joy is eternal; our victory secure!

Refrain
Victory! Victory! Shout it aloud!
Rejoice, O my soul, in triumphant crowd!
Clothed in His righteousness, shining so bright,
Reigning as royals in heavenly might!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Our song never ends!
Salvation eternal—triumph ascends!

Verse 7
Till trumpets resound and the skies split apart,
We’ll feast at the marriage, with joy in our heart!
Forever adorned in His glorious array,
Victorious forever—forever we’ll say:

Final Refrain
Victory! Victory! Shout it aloud!
Rejoice, O my soul, in triumphant crowd!
Clothed in His righteousness, shining so bright,
Reigning as royals in heavenly might!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Our song never ends!
Salvation eternal—triumph ascends!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Our song never ends!
Salvation eternal—triumph ascends!
Amen! Amen! Amen! Amen!

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Be Salt, Not Silence: Preserving a Decaying World Before the Savor Fades by Debbie Harris

15 Sunday Mar 2026

Posted by Debbie Harris in Christian Poetry, Exalting Jesus Christ, Holy Bible, Inspirational

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You are the salt the world still needs,
Preserving life from rot and rust,
In a culture racing toward its knees,
You hold back darkness, hold back dust.

Not just for flavor on the plate,
But agents stopping moral slide—
Your truth, your stand, your steady weight
Keep goodness breathing, keep it alive.

But if your edge grows dull and thin,
Diluted by the noise around,
What use are you? What fight within?
No fire, no bite, no saving sound.

Like Dead Sea grit that looks the part—
White crystals, empty core inside—
You’re tossed aside, no sting, no heart,
Trampled under, nowhere to hide.

Wake up, believers, sharpen fast,
Don’t blend into the trending stream;
Let compromise be in the past—
Refuse to trade your salt for dreams.

Stand firm, restrain the creeping fall,
Make wrong feel wrong, make truth ignite;
If salt itself begins to stall,
What chance remains for wrong or right?

Be bold as grace, as sharp as light,
In feeds or streets, in calm or fight;
Christ calls you salt—live out the right,
Preserve the world, preserve your fight.

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Burning or Spued Forth from Laodicea’s Warning: A Solemn Charge and Heavenly Petition That Every Soul Purchased by the Blood of Jesus May Be Found Blazing, Never Tepid by Debbie Harris

15 Sunday Mar 2026

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May our hearts be full of fire for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!
Let no chill of ease descend, no tepid slumber dim our sight.
Rise, O soul, and burn with holy flame, unquenched by worldly breath,
Lest the charge of Laodicea fall upon us at our death.

Once the Bridegroom’s torch was carried high through dark and starless night,
Zeal like lightning clove the heavens, love like furnace roared with might.
Shall we now, redeemed by blood so dear, in comfort’s cradle lie,
While the world grows cold around us and the faithful faint and die?

Lukewarm heart, thou wretched thing, neither hot nor cold art thou;
Spued from His mouth who bought thee dear, what mercy claimest thou?
Awake, arise, cast off the grave-clothes of this drowsy age,
Rekindle love with tears and fasting, turn again the sacred page.

Let prayer be fuel, Scripture oil, and worship blaze the pyre;
Let every thought, each deed, each word feed higher, ever higher.
No middle ground, no neutral shore—choose thou this very day:
To burn for Christ with ceaseless fire, or fade in shades of gray.

O Lord of glory, King of love, send down Thy Spirit’s wind and flame!
Consume our dross, our sloth, our pride, and write upon our frame
The name that none can read but Thee, the mark of those who dare
To live as martyrs in their time, though yet the cross they bear.

So may it never, never be—by grace let it be said—
That any true-born child of Thine grew lukewarm, cold, or dead.
But rather let the angels sing, when time itself is past,
“Here walked a soul ablaze for Christ, and burns in heaven at last.”

Amen.

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The Devil Does Not Fear a Mighty Cathedral Filled with Multitudes; He Trembles Before a Humble Church on Its Knees in Prayer, Where Two or Three Are Gathered in the Name of Jesus Christ by Debbie Harris

15 Sunday Mar 2026

Posted by Debbie Harris in Christian Poetry, Exalting Jesus Christ, Holy Bible, Inspirational, Jesus Christ, King of Kings, Prayer, Royally Redeemed, salvation, Spiritual Warfare

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No towers grand nor throngs that fill the nave
Strike terror in the dark prince’s breast;
He mocks the pomp of marble, gold, and stave,
Where multitudes in idle worship rest.

The bells may ring, the organs thunder loud,
The crowds may surge like rivers to the door;
Yet Satan smiles amid the pious crowd,
For empty hearts leave heaven’s gate ajar.

But lo! when humble souls in secret meet,
Two or three gathered in the Savior’s name,
Their whispered prayers ascend on wingèd feet,
And Jesus comes—His presence kindles flame.

Then trembles hell; the ancient serpent flees,
His kingdom quakes before such quiet might.
No sword of man, no host in panoplies,
Can match the power of contrite souls in light.

A single candle lit by faith sincere
Outshines the blaze of ten thousand torches bright;
In lowly prayer the victory draws near,
And darkness yields unto the Lord’s true light.

O devil, fear the closet, fear the knee,
Fear hearts united, bowed in Jesus’ name;
For where His Spirit dwells in unity,
Thy reign is broken—evermore the same.

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Love Thy Neighbour by Debbie Harris

12 Thursday Mar 2026

Posted by Debbie Harris in Christian Poetry, Exalting Jesus Christ, Holy Bible, Inspirational, Jesus Christ, King of Kings

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O love your neighbour, though their coffers swell
With gold that mocks your humble, scanty cell;
Let not your heart in secret envy burn,
Nor wish their riches unto you return.
Be content in your lowly cot to dwell,
And grudge them not their feast or silken spell—
For coveting the proud one’s store is sin,
And poisons where sweet charity should begin.

Or if your purse be full, your dwelling fair,
And near you crouch the ragged, cold, and bare—
Despise them not as lesser in your sight;
One blood hath God ordained for all delight.
The coat may shine with richer thread than theirs,
Yet souls are equal ‘neath eternal cares.
Call them your kin, though in rags arrayed;
Love them as Christ the outcast ones hath stayed.

Yea, though your kindness meet with cold disdain,
And gratitude repay you but with pain—
Press on in love, nor faint upon the way;
The rougher path doth prove the hero’s day.
Heap coals of fire on heads that spurn your grace;
Seek not their smile, but seek your Master’s face.
If others reject you, Heaven does not refuse—
Your deed ascends, accepted in His views.

Thus tread the steps where Christ Himself hath trod,
Who loved the thankless, bore the cross for God;
Through storm or calm, through thickest scorn or thin,
Love your neighbour—let love the victory win.
For in this labour pure and undefiled
You walk with the meek and lowly Child,
And find, in the giving of your heart,
The richest treasure love can e’er impart.

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