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I . GIVE HIM A LIFf. Give him a lift! Don't kneel in prayer,' ' Nor moralise with his despair; !, • >, The man is down, and his great need Is ready help— not prayer and creed. r Tis ttyne when the wounds arp washed and healed, Thai, the inward motives be rovaaled ; ( . ,< y B,uJ> now, what«'«r the spirit be, *•. , , •■£ Mere words are but a mockery. -, , , ■ ■ 1 One grain of aid just now is more ' "''>'« To him than tomes «f saintly lore : Pray, if you must, in your full heart, But give him a lilt—give him a sUrt. The world is full of gbod'advice, Of prayer, and praise, and preaching nice ; But the generous souls that aid mankind ', Are scarce as gold, and hard to find. Give like a Christian—speck m deeds; A noble life's the best of creeds; And he shall wear a royal crown Who gives 'em a lift when they are down.
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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3300, 19 July 1879, Page 1
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153Select Poetry. Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3300, 19 July 1879, Page 1
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