Ragged, a little vagrant beggar,

Pleading for a drop of sunshine—that was all!

There I beheld it,

Lifting from the tangled grass its outstretched cup,—

“Take, too, my empty life,” I cried. “With Thy unfailing mercies

Fill it up!”


[THE CONQUEROR]

An angry Word rushed forward,

“I’ll settle the matter,” said he;