1
Art thou weary, heavy laden, Art thou sore distrest?
"Come to Me," saith One, "and, coming, Be at rest."
2
Hath He marks to lead me to Him, If He be my Guide?
"In His feet and hands are wound-prints, And His side."
3
Is there diadem, as Monarch, That His brow adorns?
"Yea, a crown, in very surety, But of thorns."
4
If I still hold closely to Him, What hath He at last?
"Sorrow vanquished, labor ended, Jordan passed."
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If I ask Him to receive me, Will He say me nay?
"Not till earth and not till heaven Pass away."
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Finding, following, keeping, struggling, Is He sure to bless?
"Saints, apostles, prophets, martyrs, Answer, 'Yes.'"
Author: St. Stephen of Mar Sabas; Translator: J. M. Neale (1862)
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