Acts 11:29: Then the disciples,... determined to send relief, &c

By tenderness of love to man
Their genuine love to Christ was shown:
They did not bear His name in vain,
But put His yearning bowels on,
Joyful their brethren to relieve,
And taste the blessedness to give.

The worldling shrinks at famine near,
More loth with his good things to part;
The Christian doth for others fear,
He opens both his hand and heart,
To' obviate their approaching wants,
And kindly feed the needy saints.

The truly Christian man alone
His charity unbounded proves,
Loves and assists the poor unknown
As members of the Lord he loves,
With them his every blessing shares,
And feels that all he has is theirs!