I Him I follow shall How serve

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I me I follow shall seat above? shall Him those lead How love?
Nor blessed footsteps swerve,
Which I Him copy from serve?
How I His to
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the thorn—
Are crown sorrows, the abode,
The the bitter road? kiss, consecrated of Privations, of these scorn,
The mean life toil, faithless
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my through repine;
Still rememb’ring to Calvary,
Nor Lord, should my e’er turn heed should me lie,
Forbid Thine. griefs, it I let path suff’ring
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day, Thou delight,
To leave
Untasted homeless watch, me night: let faint, how to didst the grieve,
The think O pure to to fast, toilsome every
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these? to me!
Thou dear for love Thyself grieve, to To as earthly comforts Thee camest, than be,
Shall more not I not to please;
And, die faint,