— Margaret E. Sangster
By Margaret E. Sangster
BE not an idler in this busy world.
Fill every day with sweetness to the brim,
Keep all thy radiant flags of hope unfurled,
And lift along the way a joyous hymn;
Strive valiantly, since right must vanquish wrong,
But ever rush to battle with a song. The Lord, who came to save, came lovingly
To serve, and stooped to lowlier tasks than thine;
By so much as he did, he asks of thee
To halo toil with tenderness divine.
Humility and patience, grace and peace,
He giveth these, until thy labors cease. Serve thou in pain, in poverty, in grief,
But never serve in fear, since thou hast love;
And love can ever send for thy relief
At need, the angel host from realms above. Serve where he sends thee; serve the Lord with joy,
And know his service should thy life employ.