Poem August 27, 1938 Issue

If I but Love

IVA B. LINEBARGER

IF I but love,
No shadow will I cast
Across the pathway of another's day;
Whatever I may think or do or say,
I will but help another on his way,
Nor burden more his task—
If I but love.

If I but love,
I may rebuke some sin
That lurks unseen within a worthy friend,
And know that motives pure will not offend,
But rather will a deeper friendship lend
And make us more akin—
If I but love.

If I but love,
I then may see that light
Of Love divine which in its healing glow
Dispels all sickness, sin, and mortal woe;
And in that holy hour I, too, shall know
There is no earthly night
In God's great love.

If I but love—
You ask, how shall I know?
If little children smile their trust in me;
If little creatures want to friendly be;
If I but want to bless each one I see,
These signs shall tell me so—
If I but love!

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