The Home Circle by Leslie's Magazine

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Aug 5, 1886

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 12, No. 30.

The Home Circle.

By Leslie's Magazine

WORK TOGETHER.

If all men had the self-same mind, And sought the same position, The world would be, as you'll agree, Chaotic in condition. Thus some must sow and some must reap; And some must plow the mighty deep; And some must wake, while others sleep— Each has his given mission.

And though they seek quite different paths, In bright or cloudy weather; And seem to stray, each his own way, They really work together. The one who weaves, the one who knits, The one who cuts, and he who fits, Bound by a silken tether.

And thus the great world thrives and grows, And each man helps his brother; The great and small, the short and tall, They all help one another. For some must print and some must fold, And some must carve, and some must mould; And some count silver, scrip, and gold; Each, one pursuit or other.

Then banish envy from your hearts, And keep your souls well lighted; The world should be, as you'll agree, At peace and all united. The water-course will turn the wheel— The mill will grind the corn to meal— And God will reign through woe and weal, And every wrong be righted.

—Leslie's Magazine.