Life! Life! Life! But a paltry time ago
We thought its seat
Was the rhythmic beat
Of the heart, and the pulses' flow;
But the scales have dropped from our eyes since then,
And we know that Mind is the life of men.
Truth! Truth! Truth! How we sought it everywhere!
Oh, the years we gave
To the effort brave,
The unspeakable labor and care!
And we learn to-day that deep down within
We must wake to the truth which redeems from sin.
Love! Love! Love! 'Twas life's brightest gold, its joy;
But 'twas tarnished with tears,
And scarred with fears,
And loss was its base alloy. Dear God, purge the dross from our metal away,
That, refined, it may yield to Love, we pray.
