Upon the Gospel’s Sacred Page

Upon the Gos­pel’s sac­red page

The ga­thered beams of ag­es shine;

And

as it hast­ens

ev­ery age

But makes its brigh­tness more di­vine.

On migh­ti­er wing

in lof­ti­er flight

From year to year doth know­ledge soar;

And as it soars

the Gos­pel light

Adds to its in­flu­ence more and more.

Truth

strength­ened by the strength of thought

Pours in­ex­haust­ible sup­plies

While sag­est teach­ers may be taught

And wis­dom’s self be­come more wise.

More glo­ri­ous still

as cen­tu­ries roll

New re­gions blessed

new pow­ers un­furled

Expanding with the ex­pand­ing soul

Its wa­ters shall o’er­flow the world.

Flow to re­store—but not de­stroy;

As when the cloud­less lamp of day

Pours out its floods of light and joy

And sweeps each lin­ger­ing mist away.