Temperate in habit, and of temper even,
Calm and unruffled as the peaceful lake,
To thee the satisfaction has been given
Much to enjoy, and others happy make.
And when thy days on earth shall all be past,
And thou before the Saviour’s bar appear,
Mayst thou be found clothed in his righteousness
And from his lips the joyful sentence hear—
“Well done, thou good and faithful servant; thou
Hast over few things faithful been, and now