January 26, 1885 <br /> <br />Gordon, the self-refusing, <br />Gordon, the lover of God, <br />Gordon, the good part choosing, <br />Welcome along the road! <br /> <br />Thou knowest the man, O Father! <br />To do thy will he ran; <br />Men's praises he did not gather: <br />There is scarce such another man! <br /> <br />Thy black sheep's faithful shepherd <br />Who knew not how to flee, <br />Is torn by the desert leopard, <br />And comes wounded home to thee! <br /> <br />Home he is coming the faster <br />That the way he could not miss: <br />In thy arms, oh take him, Master, <br />And heal him with a kiss! <br /> <br />Then give him a thousand cities <br />To rule till their evils cease, <br />And their wailing minor ditties <br />Die in a psalm of peace.<br /><br />George MacDonald<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/song-of-the-saints-and-angels/
