The Arm Chair

" ...]power divine, The Father's light around his church shall shine Many there are whose prayers arise for this; Whose greatest joy would be in Zion's bliss; Whose morning breathing, and whose evening prayer Is that the Lord would place his glory there. -What though a worldly spirit has crept in, That fain the kingdom through new ways would win, Scorning the narrow path our fathers trod, And circling round would pass the cross and rod- Yet they who look from Pisgah's height can see, Such by-paths lead away from Calvary, - While they who seek in empty forms for bliss, Will grasp at shadows and the substance miss. -No, no -as ancient ...].