'For my flesh is meat indeed.' <br />-John vi. 55. <br /> <br /> <br />Had Jesus left his scattered fold <br />The legacy of pride, <br />Golconda's gems and Ophir's gold, <br />When he, their Shepherd, died; <br /> <br /> <br />Few would have hoarded many a gem, <br />Of those who shared them first; <br />And O, how many, even of them, <br />Had, in that gift, been cursed! <br /> <br /> <br />Had such a legacy been cast <br />Upon the stream of time; <br />Would it have come through ages past,- <br />Ages of night and crime? <br /> <br /> <br />And had it reached us all, should we <br />In such a boon be blessed? <br />O no;-a part might misers be, <br />And prodigals the rest. <br /> <br /> <br />But all may now a treasure hoard, <br />That ne'er engenders strife; <br />For we may all, around this board, <br />Partake the bread of life.<br /><br />John Pierpont<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/hymns-for-communion-vi/
