Poems (Jordan)/Ambition
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AMBITION
I crave no earthly height but Calvary; Nor earthly throne but an uplifted cross,Where all men may a loyal subject see Of Heaven's King, despite all earthly loss!
I crave no jewels prey of earthly price; I covet not earth's royal diadems;For me the covered crown of sacrifice Blood-gemmed,—God's roses bloomed on thorny stems.
No scepter would I wield, save over those Whose needs creep hungrily life's gate within;Nor slaying sword would lift 'gainst any foes Save those which answer to the call of Sin!