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Love as King

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · May 28, 1914

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 91, No. 22.

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Love as King

By WORTHIE HARRIS HOLDEN

WORTHIE HARRIS HOLDEN
O for the love that imbues the soul And makes it compassionate, pure, and whole! O for the touch that the stranger hand Of an alien may understand! Such that may enter the Beautiful Gate And give to the beggar who there may wait A holier gift than silver and gold To bring him healed to the Shepherd’s fold. So shall the desert and barren field Their blossoms of Sharon roses yield, And out of the rock will a fountain flow To quicken the thirsty land below.
Soul, from thy searching for love like this Comes benediction of hallowed bliss; For love sublime in effulgent light Seeks temples within earth’s darkest night, And yearns to dwell in your heart and mine With healing balm of grace divine. He there will only abide alone; No other monarch can share his throne. So cherished, he will not e’er depart, But banishing self, will rule thy heart; Ennobling, this holy presence will stay,— The love theme of ages, thy King for aye.