"He taught mankind on that first Christmas Day
What 'twas to be a man; to give, not take;
To serve, not rule; to nourish, not devour;
To help, not crush; if need to die, not live."
SIR GALAHAD Photo F. Hollyer G. F. Watts, R.A. by permission of Mrs. Watts
PURITY
"And I saw ... and behold a white horse; and He that sat upon him was called Faithful and True... And His armies followed Him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean."--REV. xix. 11, 14.
"Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost?"--1 COR. vi. 19.
God who created me
Nimble and light of limb,
In three elements free,
To run, to ride, to swim:
Not when the sense is dim,
But now from the heart of joy,
I would remember Him:
Take the thanks of a boy.
Jesu, King and Lord,
Whose are my foes to fight.
Gird me with Thy sword,
Swift and sharp and bright.
Thee would I serve if I might;
And conquer if I can.
From day-dawn till night,
Take the strength of a man.
Spirit of Love and Truth,
Breathing in grosser clay,
The light and flame of youth.
Delight of men in the fray.
Wisdom in strength's decay;
From pain, strife, wrong to be free.
This best gift I pray,
Take my spirit to Thee.--HENRY CHARLES BEECHING
IV
PURITY
One of the old legends of King Arthur and his Knights concerns that which men called the "Holy Grail." The story ran that the Holy Grail, which was the cup used at Christ's last supper with His disciples, was treasured carefully by Joseph of Arimathaea and brought by him, ultimately, to Glastonbury.