No earnings to their lot?
Because Thy grace hath given them all,
Lord, can they give Thee nought?
Thine own no heavenly burden spare!
Withhold no task divine,
And let our eager love declare
The unbought grace of Thine.
My last quotation is made for the sake of its quaint, sturdy, half-humorous Independency. The text is, ‘Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s.’
Lord! Thy gracious voice hath spoken,
Lord! Thy faithful ones obey;