 | 'Twixt Kiss and Lip or Under the Sword. By the author of "Women Must Weep," [i.e. F. W. O. Ward] Third edition |  |
THE HUMAN COMPASS.
One foot should centre in the Now,
Another compass the Unseen;
While the bent shoulders do not bow,
Beneath the weight of what has been.
Another compass the Unseen;
While the bent shoulders do not bow,
Beneath the weight of what has been.
One hand should grasp the present use,
And turn and shape it still to bear;
Another wrest in faith the clues,
Of Him whose hand is everywhere.
And turn and shape it still to bear;
Another wrest in faith the clues,
Of Him whose hand is everywhere.
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Thus, broadening ever more and more,
By exercise of prayer and plan,
To beat the mark we hit before,
We come unto the perfect man.
By exercise of prayer and plan,
To beat the mark we hit before,
We come unto the perfect man.
| 'Twixt Kiss and Lip or Under the Sword. By the author of "Women Must Weep," [i.e. F. W. O. Ward] Third edition | |