The Volume of the Sacred Law

The Volume of the Sacred Law. [No. 25]

Thanks for this record of the Sacred Laws,
To teach us two-fold Duties to fulfill;—
To bow ourselves obedient to the will
Of Him we worship, as the Great First Cause,
At whose creative fiat all things sprung: 5
Our first great Duty. Next, to love our Brother,—
To teach and raise and cherish one another,
Whate'er our creed or clime. When Earth was young
These Duties were the same, and will remain,
Binding on all, till Time shall be no more. 10
Then let our Thoughts and Words be pure, before
They bourgeon into Actions. Sorrow, Pain,
Will then be known, and Earth will be
A Paradise of Joy and Purity.

by George Markham Tweddell 1st published 1887