Fred J. Atwood voices the regret of those who, by failing to live, will
lead others astray:
Because, professing still to be
A follower of the Lamb of God,
I walk in devious paths where he
Is never seen, has never trod,
E’en thus it is that some, through me,
The Master’s face may never see.
Because, professing to be wise,
And to have found the Truth, the Way,
I oft am seen in Folly’s guise,
Unmindful whom I thus betray,--
Yet so it is that some, through me,
To heaven’s gate may lose the key.
Because, professing his dear name
Whose love is infinitely great,
My tongue will even friends defame,
And flashing eyes oft tell of hate,--
Alas, alas, that some, through me,
May, hopeless, face eternity!
(2235)
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