Poems (Coolidge)/Non Nobis Solis
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"NON NOBIS SOLIS"
(Not for ourselves alone)
Three simple words! yet full of meaning true,
Whene'er we long for loving work to do;
The Golden Rule with all our might to heed,
And sympathize in every brother's need.
Whene'er we long for loving work to do;
The Golden Rule with all our might to heed,
And sympathize in every brother's need.
Three simple words! yet if by them we live,
What may we not, perchance unconscious, give!
How full of sunshine darkened homes may be,
How often sad, imprisoned souls set free!
What may we not, perchance unconscious, give!
How full of sunshine darkened homes may be,
How often sad, imprisoned souls set free!
Three simple words! Lord, give us daily strength,
That, hour by hour, throughout our journey's length,
Their lesson still may patiently be learned,
Until "Well done," thy blest reward, is earned.
That, hour by hour, throughout our journey's length,
Their lesson still may patiently be learned,
Until "Well done," thy blest reward, is earned.