Only a Little

ONLY A LITTLE

Only a seed- but it chanced to fall

In a little cleft of a city wall,

And taking root, grew bravely up

Till a tiny blossom crowned its top

Only a thought-but the work it wrought

Could never by tongue or pen be taught;

For it ran through a life like a thread of gold,

And the life bore fruit- a hundred fold.

Only a word-but 'twas spoken in love,

With a whispered prayer to the Lord above;

And the angels in heaven rejoiced once more,

For a new-born soul "entered in by the door."

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