Jesus loves you! so does Mother:
Glad thy Easter–tide:
Loving God and one another,
You in Him abide.
Ours through Him who gave you to us,
Gentle as the dove,
Fondling e'en the lion furious,
Leading kine with love.
Father! in Thy great heart hold them
Ever thus and Thine;
Shield and guide and guard—and oh, when
At some syren shrine
They would bend their pure hearts deeply,—
Light with Wisdom's ray—
Beacon beams—athwart the weakly,
Rough or treacherous way.
Temper every trembling footfall
Till they gain, at last,—
Safe in Science, bright with glory,
Just the way Thou hast:
Then, O tender Love and Wisdom!
Crown the lives Thou blest—
With the guerdon of Thy bosom,
Whereon they may rest.
Pleasant View, Concord, N.H., April 3, 1899.
Copyrighted, 1899, by Mary Baker G. Eddy.
