BE YE SEPARATE by R. F. C.

Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Nov 20, 1856

"BE YE SEPARATE."

By R. F. C.

Two cannot walk together Unless they are agreed; If one would travel westward, The other must accede. One chooses to walk crooked, The other to walk straight, This cannot be effected, Unless they separate.

Light cannot dwell with darkness, They cannot be agreed; For if the one advances, The other must recede. Christ has no part with Satan, They ever must be twain; And there is no agreement With God and idols vain.

So those who are disciples Of Christ the blessed Lord, Must choose companions only Whose faith and hopes accord. No partnerships whatever, With others should be made; Lest Christians prove apostates, And Christ should be betrayed.

One loves the blessed Saviour, And longs for his return, While on affection's altar The fires celestial burn. The other loves the present, All earthly his desire— A constant jet of water Extinguishes the fire.

And if we speak of union Which severs that of birth, A tie that brings communion, Most intimate on earth, Two cannot walk together, Unless there be accord; Therefore the great Apostle Says, "Only in the Lord." R. F. C.