September 6

Deeds live forever

“Every man shall receive according to his own labour” (1 Cor. 3:8).
“Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance” (Psa. 112: 6).
“The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot” (Prov. 10:7).

Gladly away from this toil would I hasten,
Up to the crown that for me has been won;
Unthought of by man in rewards or in praises,
Only remembered by what I have done.

Up and away, like the odors of sunset
That sweeten the twilight as darkness comes on—
So be my life—a thing felt but not noticed,
And I but remembered by what I have done.

Yes, like the fragrance that wanders in freshness
When the flowers that it came from are closed up and gone—
So would I be to this world’s weary dwellers,
Only remembered by what I have done.

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