Poems (White)/To Live
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TO LIVE
Your heart you keep pure, your mind you keep clean,
Your life keep honest, and do nothing mean;
Just try to be kind, and never to show
Evil, that every one's nature must know.
To build the likeness of God in our soul,
Just conquer old Evil, and to him dole
Poor diet; he will soon die for the want
Of nourishment, and no more will he flaunt
His pinions, so to disfigure the plan
Of God to preserve us, as He began;
That we should inherit His kingdom above,
Live in the joys of purified love.
To work for the good of others, and then
We'll know full well of our highest joys when,
In serving others, we soon come to know
The greatest service to ourselves we show.
Your life keep honest, and do nothing mean;
Just try to be kind, and never to show
Evil, that every one's nature must know.
To build the likeness of God in our soul,
Just conquer old Evil, and to him dole
Poor diet; he will soon die for the want
Of nourishment, and no more will he flaunt
His pinions, so to disfigure the plan
Of God to preserve us, as He began;
That we should inherit His kingdom above,
Live in the joys of purified love.
To work for the good of others, and then
We'll know full well of our highest joys when,
In serving others, we soon come to know
The greatest service to ourselves we show.