Living
The Way
From The Poems of Henry van Dyke (1925)
Living
Who seeks for heaven alone to save his soul,
May keep the path, but will not reach the goal;
While he who walks in love may wander far,
But God will bring him where the Blessed are.
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MLA
Dyke, Henry van. “The Way.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/vandyke/108/.
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Dyke, Henry van. “The Way.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/vandyke/108/.
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