@3"For thee, -- earth's fetters worn; For thee, -- the life forlorn; For thee, -- the crown of thorn; For thee, -- the death of scorn; All this, -- and that last agony, I bore for thee. What hast thou done for Me?"@1 Lord, to Thy name I build a noble fane, Chaste and replete With all things fair and meet Thy worship to maintain, And dowered it complete With every requisite. @3"Thou hadst thy reward!"@1 Nay but, -- Lord! .... Lord! .... @3"Thou hadst thy reward!"@1 @3"And thou?"@1 Lord, I bring nought. In humble ways I sought To bring to dull gray days Some gleam of light, Some touch of grace, Some lifting of the night. I strove to teach Thy love, But no success my work did bless. Dear Lord, forgive my emptiness! @3"Thou hast well done, My faithful one. I measure worth by effort, not success. Not what thou didst, but what thy striving meant Is my just gauge of thine accomplishment. Come -- enter in, and share my happiness!"@1 | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FOR A' THAT AND A' THAT; SONG by ROBERT BURNS THE ROLLING ENGLISH ROAD by GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON A LITTLE CHRISTMAS BASKET by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR THE CONFLICT OF CONVICTIONS by HERMAN MELVILLE EPIPSYCHIDION by PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY TO HIS DEAR FRIEND THOMAS RANDOLPH, ON HIS COMEDY 'THE JEALOUS LOVERS' by RICHARD BENEFIELD AT A SEACOAST TAVERN by HARRY RANDOLPH BLYTHE HINC LACHRIMAE; OR THE AUTHOR TO AURORA: 20 by WILLIAM BOSWORTH |