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Show I;( He was despondent, i( He knew not what to do, j His health was gone I His friends were gone His money too. j -Ho was buried t ' m I ln t-ne depths of despair, I. He had prayed to God, but there . j: (Was no answer to his prayer, , " 'So he decided to end it all ' And drink from the glass that, , Would send him beyond recall. ! i' ''As he lifted the glass a voice spoko: I (Voice) p'l Stop! Lay aside this glass, 5 Nor let its contents pass II Thy pallid lips, But tell me what grips lit Thy tortured being ji And prevents you from seeing . ' U The folly of this crime. 1 Stop, I say, while yet 'tis time. J Dost thou not know I The folly and the woo That will follow in the wake '- ;'. . I; If thou dost partake 1 Of this poisonous lotion? ; Hast thou no notion . J Of the burning shame : And tarnished name ) Bi. Thou wilt leave behind : IT If thou dost not mind? ' Stop, I say, whilo yet 'tis time.' I ! (He) ij -Who art thou .That stays my hand And gives command? . . i 1 'I would know ' . If thou art friend or foe? . . -, I If friend, , . Can'st thou mend " The heart that's broken, -r 5 'And give a token Of some desire ,..j.'r..t . To quench the fire ;;- That consumes within - - j And purge my soul from Sin?". . Can'st thou ease the pain ' That wracks my brain And make me whole again? v, ; If not Let me find some quiet spot . Ij i Where I can lie down to sleep . ''And dream and forget I And be forgot, ; (Voice) - V I am thy friend, . ' I I And I come to mend .' '', IIP The- heart that's broken -1 And give a token II Of that love From God above. Who will ease the pain That wracks thy brain 4 And make thee whole again, Who will quench the fire That consumes within And purge thy soul from sin. For I am Christ, Who delights to forgive. So, arise, my son, Go forth and live. JuN Q. CRITCHLOW. |