FIRST THINGS FIRST

FIRST THINGS FIRST

ere Lord, i want him to be

an angel transformed at once;

ere Lord, i want him a saint

made, and perfect, over night;

teach me not to judge nor condemn;

but only his situation to appraise;

and thereafter learn to lead him on

to the secret of a changed life;

for he cannot be that i imagine

till he is touched body and soul

by Him who made the promise

‘Lo! i make all things new’.

there and only then, can he like Star

Shine in the Renewer’s only Light.