Nugae Modernae Morning thoughts, and midnight musings: consisting of casual reflections, egotisms, &c. In prose and verse. By Thomas Park |
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THE
BROAD AND NARROW WAY
CONTRASTED. |
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THE BROAD AND NARROW WAY CONTRASTED.
Though broad, O World! and wide thy street,
Yet many jostle those they meet,
From having some poor selfish view
Which they with thwarting course pursue.
Yet many jostle those they meet,
From having some poor selfish view
Which they with thwarting course pursue.
The narrow path I mine would make,
Where all the same direction take;
And where, if others pass me by,
They pass, at least, with courtesy.
Where all the same direction take;
And where, if others pass me by,
They pass, at least, with courtesy.
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And some will pause, with kind delay,
To cheer me on my loitering way;
And all will greet me as a friend,
When I have reach'd my journey's end.
To cheer me on my loitering way;
And all will greet me as a friend,
When I have reach'd my journey's end.
For there no rivalries are shown,
No counteracting schemes are known;
But all, in concord close combin'd,
Are one in heart and one in mind:
No counteracting schemes are known;
But all, in concord close combin'd,
Are one in heart and one in mind:
And One the object they would share,
Their hope, their happiness, their prayer;
An object that precludes all strife—
It is the Lord of light and life!
Their hope, their happiness, their prayer;
An object that precludes all strife—
It is the Lord of light and life!
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