Poems (Coolidge)/"For Them Also"
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"FOR THEM ALSO"
Hast thou not felt the longing that once thou couldst have known
As Son of Man, the Saviour, who did for thee atone?
That with Him thou hadst trodden those paths of Galilee,
Hadst felt His gentle presence, and heard Him speak to thee?
As Son of Man, the Saviour, who did for thee atone?
That with Him thou hadst trodden those paths of Galilee,
Hadst felt His gentle presence, and heard Him speak to thee?
Or, hast no longing filled thee in Bethany to dwell;
To share with His disciples the words of sad farewell;
Those tender words of comfort, the "Peace" that souls could fill?
Such love and inspiration the coldest hearts should thrill.
To share with His disciples the words of sad farewell;
Those tender words of comfort, the "Peace" that souls could fill?
Such love and inspiration the coldest hearts should thrill.
And then,—His prayer! too sacred those wondrous words had seemed
Had He the veil not lifted for all of His redeemed;
For me, those yearning wishes were wafted to the throne,
So earnest in their pleading,—"'Tis not for these alone!
Had He the veil not lifted for all of His redeemed;
For me, those yearning wishes were wafted to the throne,
So earnest in their pleading,—"'Tis not for these alone!
"But, for them also, Father, who shall believe on me;
May they be one, my Father, as I am one with thee!"
And so,—adown the ages, in tender echo rings
The prayer for me once offered to God, the King of kings.
May they be one, my Father, as I am one with thee!"
And so,—adown the ages, in tender echo rings
The prayer for me once offered to God, the King of kings.