A Poem to Love

World, O world, of muddled men,

Seek the Peace of God again:

In the humble faith that kneels,

In the hallowed Word that heals;

In the courage of a tree,

In the rocks integrity;

In the hill that holds the sky,

The star you pull your heart up by;

In the laughter of a child,

Altogether undefiled;

In the hope that answers doubt,

Love that drives the darkness out.

Frantic, frightened, foolish men

Take God by the hand again.

--Joseph Anslander