MEEKNESS.
The Lord lifteth up the meek.—Psalm cxlvii. 6.
The Lord taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.—Psalm cxlix. 4.
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.—Matthew, v. 5.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me: for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.—Matthew, xi. 29.
O, what a doctrine of almighty depth
Messiah founded, when His truth declar’d
In meekness lies the majesty of man!
At once the wisdom of the world was dumb,
And fortune blasted on her throne of bliss.
The ways of pleasantness, the paths of peace,
Are dim and narrow, tracks of noiseless gloom
Which glory flies, and grandeur seldom walks:
The poor in spirit, and the meek in heart,
Who thirst and hunger for Thy righteous word.—
Oh! these are blest, for Thine unerring voice
Hath call’d them so.
R. Montgomery.
Behold! where, in the friend of man,
Appears each grace divine:
The virtues, all in Jesus met,
With mildest radiance shine.
To spread the rays of heavenly light;
To give the mourner joy;
To preach glad tidings to the poor,
Was His divine employ.
’Midst keen reproach and cruel scorn,
Patient and meek He stood;
His foes, ungrateful, sought His life;—
He laboured for their good.
Enfield.
Meek souls there are, who little dream
Their daily strife an angel’s theme;
And that the end they take so calm,
Shall prove in heaven a martyr’s palm.
Anon.