Poem June 21, 1900 Issue

The Word

John G. Whittier

Voice of the Holy Spirit, making known
Man to himself, a witness swift and sure,
Warning, approving, true, and wise, and pure,
Counsel and guidance that misleadeth none!
By Thee the mystery of life is read;
The picture-writing of the world's gray seers,
The myths and parables of the primal years,
Whose letter kills, by Thee interpreted,
Take healthful meanings fitten to our needs,
And in the soul's vernacular express
The common law of simple righteousness.
Hatred of cant and doubt of human creeds
May well be felt: the unpardonable sin
Is to deny the word of God within!

John G. Whittier.

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