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Christian Influence
And wouldst thou hasten, in another soul,God's Kingdom on the earth of love and peace;
Learn first thyself, thy spirit to control,
From all that's false and evil in thee cease.
Nor think, that suddenly the reign shall come,
With pomp and glory for the outward eye;
Within, around thee, in thine earthly home,
The Kingdom of the Lord is drawing nigh!
As shines the light, with still increasing ray,
Till from the earth the brooding night has fled;
So, in man's spirit, comes the eternal day;
As gently as the dawn its beams have spread;
Till all within, and all around is bright,
And the whole world rejoices in its light.
Poem No. 50; c. 2 February 1867
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