822. C. M. Lond. Inquirer.

Encouragement to Christian Effort.

1Scorn not the slightest word or deed,

Nor deem it void of power;

There's fruit in each wind-wafted seed,

Waiting its natal hour.

2A whispered word may touch the heart,

And call it back to life;

A look of love bid sin depart,

And still unholy strife.

3No act falls fruitless; none can tell

How vast its power may be;

Nor what results enfolded dwell

Within it silently.

4Work and despair not: bring thy mite,

Nor care how small it be;

God is with all that serve the right,

The holy, true, and free.