Poems (Carter)/Virtue
VIRTUE.
It is not virtue
To be gifted of the Lord,
But that is virtue
Which can use those gifts
To glorify the Giver—not the man.
To be gifted of the Lord,
But that is virtue
Which can use those gifts
To glorify the Giver—not the man.
It is not virtue
To be terror-proof,
But that is virtue
Which can bring all fear
Under control of duty and of love.
To be terror-proof,
But that is virtue
Which can bring all fear
Under control of duty and of love.
It is not virtue
To be light of heart,
But that is virtue
Which can sunshine give
When clouds abound o'er spirit and o'er life.
To be light of heart,
But that is virtue
Which can sunshine give
When clouds abound o'er spirit and o'er life.
It is not virtue
To be generous,
When we can gratify each passing wish;
But that is virtue
When self-sacrifice
Gives gladly that which industry has won.
To be generous,
When we can gratify each passing wish;
But that is virtue
When self-sacrifice
Gives gladly that which industry has won.
It is not Christian virtue
When we work
Alone for those we love,
But that is Christian virtue
When we feel
And fill the need of friend and foe alike.
When we work
Alone for those we love,
But that is Christian virtue
When we feel
And fill the need of friend and foe alike.