Classic Poem

“‘This spotless pearl, so dearly bought,
the jeweller gave his all therefor,
is like the realm of Heaven's sphere;’
so said the Father of field and flood;
for it is flawless, bright, and pure,
endlessly round, of lustre blithe,
and common to all that righteous were
Lo, its setting amid my breast!
My Lord the Lamb, who shed His blood,
He set it there in token of peace.
I rede thee forsake the world so wild,
and get for thee thy spotless pearl”