IF WE KNEW.—By Ruth Benton.
Reading edition
If we knew the cares and crosses Crowding round our neighbor's way, If we knew the little losses, Sorely grievous, day by day, Would we then so often chide him For his lack of thrift and gain— Leaving on his heart a shadow, Leaving on our life a stain? If we knew the clouds above us, Held by gentle blessings there, Would we turn away all trembling, In our blind and weak despair? Would we shrink from little shadows, Lying on the dewy grass, While 'tis only birds of Eden, Just in mercy flying past? If we knew the silent story, Quivering through the heart of pain, Would our womanhood dare doom them Back to haunts of guilt again? Life hath many a tangled crossing; Joy hath many a break of woe; And the cheeks, tear-washed, are whitest; This the blessed angels know. Let us reach in our bosoms For the key to other lives, And with love toward erring nature, Cherish good that still survives; So that when our disrobed spirits Soar to realms of light again, We may say, "Dear Father, judge us As we judged our fellow-men."
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