St. John's Day

'Little children, dwell in love;
New begotten from above,
Ye by this your birth may know,
That ye dwell in love below.

God your Father reigns on high,
Unbeheld by mortal eye;
Him ye see not; love Him then,
In His types, your fellow-men.

Not in semblance nor in word,
But in holy thoughts unheard,
But in very truth and deed,
Share their joy, and help their need.'

Thus the Saint whom Jesus loved
Spoke in word, in action proved:
Lord, may Thy disciples be
Like to him, and like to Thee!