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First Line: Lord, in thy courts
Last Line: Dear friend, enter thou in!'
Alternate Author Name(s): Q; Quiller-couch, A. T.
Subject(s): God; Poverty


'LORD, in Thy Courts
Are seats so green bestow'd,
As there resorts
Along the dusty road
A cavalcade,—King, Bishop, Knight, and Judge:
And though I toil behind and meanly trudge,
Let me, too, lie upon that pleasant sward,
For I am weary, Lord.

'Christ, at Thy board
Are wines and dishes drest
That do afford
Contentment to the best.
And though with Poverty my bed hath been
These many years, and my refreshment lean,
With plenty now at last my soul acquaint,
Dear Master, for I faint.'

But through the grille,
'Where is thy Robe?' said He:
'Wouldst eat thy fill,
Yet shirk civility?'
'My Robe, alas! There was a little child
That shivered by the road———' Swiftly God smiled:
'I was that Child,' said He, and raised the pin;
'Dear friend, enter thou in!'





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