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THE FAITHFUL SERVANT

[TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN BY MRS. O. VON ZECH.]

Good servant, enter in:
Thou hast been faithful found
In righteous stewardship
O’er the entrusted pound.
The honor of my house,
My Kingdom, thou hast sought;
Thy life thou more and more
A sacrifice hast brought.

In nothing hast thou had
Self-interest for thine aim.
Naught seemed too small nor great
To glorify my Name.
My yoke hast easy called,
My burden took on thee,
And every day with joy
Hast borne it after me.

Good servant, enter in,
And faith’s reward now share;
With me upon my throne
A crown of life now wear.
For he who, without fear,
In small the great hast traced,
O’er few things faithful here,
O’er many shall be placed.

A thousand years full soon
Thou mayest reign with me;
Thee will I also grace
With priestly dignity,
Till all the tribes of earth
Claim God to be their Lord,
To whom I then return
The Kingdom at his word.—J. KUEHN.

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— July 15, 1892 —