Give! Give!

The sun gives ever; so the earth,
What it can give, so much ‘tis worth.
The ocean gives in many ways—
Gives paths, gives fishes, rivers, bays.
So, too, the air, it gives us breath;
When it stops giving, in comes death.
Give, give, be always giving;
Who gives not is not living.
The more you give,
The more you live.
God's love hath in us wealth unheap'd,
Only by giving is it reap'd.
The body withers, and the mind,
If pent in by a selfish rind.
page 111 Give strength, give thought, give deeds, give
pelf,
Give love, give tears, and give thyself.
Give, give, be always giving;
Who gives not is not living.
The more we give,
The more we live.

—Old Author.