"IF I BE LIFTED UP."

MINNIE BRITTON STODDARD.

And, I, if I be lifted up
From sordid thoughts of earth,
May drink with him the bitter cup,—
Of worldly friends have dearth ;
But I shall taste life's richest joy,
Sweet peace and truth and love,
The all of good, without alloy,
And power from above.

If I be lifted up to see
In all the child of God;
That all related are to me,
And all at-one with God;
If I refuse to see the ill
As any part of man,
And know 'tis only human will
That's worthy of the ban,

I, too, shall draw all men to me,—
To the good that I express,
And all with one accord will see,
Will gladly then confess,
That all mankind are one indeed,
And God at-one with all ;
That each, in meeting others' need,
Obeys life's sweetest call.

Then we shall know the truth, and come
To fully understand
That to be one "as we are one,"
Is surely Love's demand;
That "I in them, and Thou in me,"
Means unity with God;
For Christ in us, and God in Christ,
Makes all at-one with God.

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