On a hillside in Galilee
gathered a throng,
expectant, listening
for the truth which makes free.
A hush fell as the master Christian
"opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, . . .
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God."
And his words, as they flowed,
set forth rules for men to live by
which shall never pass away.
With them etched on the memory, sealed in the heart,
we feel the gentle force of spiritual understanding
dispel carnal beliefs.
And suddenly the sick are made well,
the deaf hear, the blind see.
All that is ungodly slips from thought,
and Christ, the true Son of God, is revealed,
clearer than a single star at midnight,
purer than a lily bud at dawning.
Thus we know the Sermon on the Mount lives on
in God's revelation of divine Science to this age.
Poems
The Sermon on the Mount
Matthew 5–7
From the August 1957 issue of The Christian Science Journal
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