"What if the vision tarry?
God's time is always best;
The true Light shall be witnessed,
The Christ within confessed.
"In mercy or in judgment
He shall turn and overturn,
Till the heart shall be His temple
Where all of Him shall learn."
INSCRIPTIONS.
ON A SUN-DIAL.
FOR DR. HENRY I. BOWDITCH.
With warning hand I mark Time's rapid flight
From life's glad morning to its solemn night;
Yet, through the dear God's love, I also show
There's Light above me by the Shade below.
1879.
ON A FOUNTAIN.
FOR DOROTHEA L. DIX.
Stranger and traveller,
Drink freely and bestow
A kindly thought on her
Who bade this fountain flow,
Yet hath no other claim
Than as the minister
Of blessing in God's name.
Drink, and in His peace go
1879