“I will follow”
Samaritan Villagers. Three Answers to Disciples.
(The Gospel History, Section 84)
And as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
“I will follow”
(The Saviour of the World, Vol VI Book I Poem VII)
Rejected of that village, see them go,
A sorrowful procession, meek and low;
For had not Christ rebuked them?
A man stood by who noted all the scene,—
Rejection, wrath, reproof, with curious mien:
“Not thus do Men behave them!”
Sudden, his heart convinced, he cried and said
“Master, I’ll follow whither I be led!”
(Men follow who will lead them.)
Jesus, beholding, knew this generous soul;
Perceived he had not yet discerned the whole
Demand He laid upon them
Who follow Christ: “Foxes have holes,” said He,
“Birds have their nests; the Son of Man must be
Denied poor things that please them!”
Did th’ man go sorrowful for all that good
Of daily ease he scarce had understood?
Privations, could he bear them?
St. Luke ix. 57, 58.
St. Matthew viii. 19-20.
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