"Ye cannot serve God and Mammon." 33 "YE CANNOT SERVE GOD AND MAMMON." TRYING of earth to drink thy fill, And yet to keep some hold on heaven, List for the Saviour speaks to thee- While trifles here possess thy heart, For Him who asks thee for the whole Canst thou resist this voice which pleads For thee before His Father's throne. D 34 The Voice in the Twilight. Resign thy all unto the Lord And He will satisfy thy need; The blessings by His hand outpour'd On those who serve Him, far exceed His arm will conquer every foe When thou shalt follow Him alone; THE VOICE IN THE TWILIGHT. I was sitting alone towards the twilight, With thoughts that were morbid and gloomy, The Voice in the Twilight. Some homely work I was doing For the child of my love and care, But my thoughts were about the "building," And that only the gold and the silver, And remembering my own poor efforts, "It is nothing but wood, hay, and stubble," I said: "it will all be burned This useless fruit of the talents One day to be returned. "And I have so longed to serve Him, And sometimes I know I have tried, But I'm sure when He sees such building, He will never let it it abide." 35 36 The Voice in the Twilight. Just then, as I turned the garment That no rent should be left behind, My heart grew suddenly tender, Dear child, she wanted to help me ; I knew 'twas the best she could do; And yet-can you understand it ?- Then a sweet voice broke the silence, The Voice in the Twilight. Then straightway I knew His meaning, For I thought, when the Master Builder To see what rents must be mended, Perhaps, as He looks o'er the building, He will feel as I felt for my darling, And love for me was the "And for the real love that is in it, 37 |