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The Lovers of Gold and the Lovers of God

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · May 2, 1912

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 89, No. 18.

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The Lovers of Gold and the Lovers of God

By Albert Carey

ALBERT CAREY
Two companies passed down the highway of life; Each, armed for great conflict, pressed on in the strife Of gathering wealth from the nations of earth, Each seeking great treasures, or jewels of worth. ’Neath a banner befitting, their pathway they trod, The lovers of gold and the lovers of God.
The lovers of gold made journeys afar, Where reigns the long, bleak night of the polar star, Or where the fierce sun belches withering heat, Where sickness and death spread a net for their feet. For love of their idol, e’en virtue was sold, Life’s best things were bartered for perishing gold.
The lovers of Him who is lover of man, With no less of ardor pursued his great plan, Of gathering treasure from lands near and far— The blood-bought of earth—for the bright Morning Star. In heat and cold, from ’neath sin’s cruel rod, They sought priceless jewels to bring to their God.
The lovers of gold gathered treasure to burn, Both fading away at eternity’s morn: The lovers of God trod a path paved with pain, But gathered a harvest of immortal gain. The first fell at last in the dust of the sod: In the city of gold dwelt the lovers of God.