A Vision of All Saints, and Other Poems (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: THE VOICE OF GOD. A Voice pierced through the silent dark, A sleeper quickly rose, But mortal had not spake a word To break the lad's repose. And yet once more the voice pealed out, And roused the sleeping one; " I did not call," the old man said, " Lie down again, my son." The lamp of God was dying out, Which burned before the ark; The priest of God was waxing old, His vision dim and dark. "Lo, here I am, for thou didst call!" The Voice had rung so clear, That surely now the master spake, And wished the servant near. Ah, 'twas no earthly voice that came To break the sleeper's rest; 16 textit{The Voice of God. No priestly call to midnight watch, Or rite which Heaven had blest. Far other than we fondly think, The ways of God are found; He speaks within the heart, and we Hear but some outer sound. We go to friends for friendly aid, We wander far abroad; We shun ourselves, and will not own The voice to come from God. Or if we do, we turn again To sleep away our fear; O for the open heart, the faith Of childhood sweet and dear! O for the linen ephod pure Which girt the saintly child; Some power to keep our footsteps right, Our conscience undefiled! Be ours the true obedience, Which loves, and loving, fears; Be ours the cry of gentle faith, " Speak, Lord, Thy servant hears." THE NAME OF JESUS. Name, all other names excelling, Name of Jesus, fear dispelling, Music in the heart of hearts, Ointment for each wound that smarts, Light which cheers the hour of gloom, Life which springs in deathless bloom, Noon which knows not waning ray, Joy which never dies away. O I sing Thee, Name most sweet, Jesus, Jesus, I repeat, Thinking of the manger-stall, Reed and vinegar, and gall: Mindful of the p...