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!
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.
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!
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!