"What hath the Lord Required of Him?"
To Do Justly: He turned the earth in rich brown furrows and made them yield life-giving food to store against winter. Broad emerald lawns, up-yearning flowers and pleasant arching trees brightened and flourished at his patient skill. In daily duty, chosen or assigned, he spent himself with utter dedication. He was a laborer worthy of his hire.
To Love Kindness: He loved his family with firm consistency and gentle, bluff compassion. he loved his neighbor as himself, and never held a grudge.
And to Walk Humbly with His God: Long an elder in his church, its keeper of records, custodian of grounds and buildings, he served his God with selfless fidelity and never sought wrong power above his fellows. Simple and honest of brave and homely humor his presence will stand within our memory as a hushed, quaint song waiting to be re-sung.
To Love Kindness: He loved his family with firm consistency and gentle, bluff compassion. he loved his neighbor as himself, and never held a grudge.
And to Walk Humbly with His God: Long an elder in his church, its keeper of records, custodian of grounds and buildings, he served his God with selfless fidelity and never sought wrong power above his fellows. Simple and honest of brave and homely humor his presence will stand within our memory as a hushed, quaint song waiting to be re-sung.
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