Show Greater and Nobler I hold him great who for loves sake Can give with generous earnest will Yet he who takes for loves sweet sake I think I hold more generous still I bow before the noble mind That freely some great wrong forgives Yet nobler is the one forgiven Who bears that burden well and lives I may be hard to gain and still To keep a lowly steadfast heart Yet he who loses has to fill A harder and a truer part Glorious it is to wear the crown Of a deserved and pure success He who knows how to fall has won A crown whose lustre is not less Great may he be who can command And rule with just and tender sway Yet is diviner wisdom taught Better by him who can obey Blessed are they who die for God And earn the martyrs crown of light Yet he who lives for God may be A greater conquerer In His eight ADELAIDE PROOTOR ± |