Altars

MARION SUSAN CAMPBELL

Almighty God,
Thine altars are so near!
This very morn
How quietly
Mercy defeated scorn.
And yesterday
A dusty shop
Saw Love send fear away!
So close thine altars are,
Those by our side
knew not the thoughts
With which we bound and tied
Self with its pride;
Nor how we, running, hid
Beneath Thy wing;
Nor could they hear
The angels entering.
Almighty God,
Thine altars are so near!