and
Sweet place, sweet place alone
The home of God most high.
They are in a minor key, but they speak to the heart of the Christian pilgrim who seeks another country—his true fatherland. His other hymns are seldom met with. I quote one, omitting a verse.
THE GIFT
‘If thou knewest the gift of God’ (John iv. 10).
This is the Gift, Thy Gift, O Lord!
The token of Thy dearest love:
The orient jewel of Thy Word;
Sent down my thankfulness to prove.