Poems (Edwards)/Remember the Poor
REMEMBER THE POOR.
When the bleaks winds of winter Are howling around,And the snow-flakes are falling Like pearls to the ground,When the tempest is stealing Around to your door,And you shrink from its terror, Remember the poor.
When around the warm hearth-stone You gather at night,When your friends are all with you, And your hopes are all bright,When you count with affection, The loved number o'er,As they cluster around you, Remember the poor.
When plenty surrounds you, And comforts are yours,When heaven each moment Some blessing bestows,When pleasures, the sweetest And dearest, you know,O! turn from them often, To think of the poor.