freely did relieve
His heart of sorrow, for at once
He all the debt forgave.

This servant then went out and found,
One of his fellows near,
Who owed to him an hundred pence;
And spake to him severe.

He took him by the throat, and said,
"Now what thou owest, pay,
I'll wait no longer for the debt,
But it must have to-day."

This servant then with grief and wo,
Down at his feet did fall:
"My fellow servant, patience have,
And I will pay thee all."

He would not; but with hardness did
His own sad case forget;
His debtor into prison cast
Till he should pay the debt.

His fellow servants heard the tale,
And all with one accord,
To show his base ingratitude,
Came sorrowing to their lord.

And told him all the servant did;
And he was very wroth,
And to those present said, "Go call
The wicked servant forth."

He to him said, "Thou wicked one,
Did I not thee forgive
Ten thousand talents? Couldst not thou,
Thy fellow's debt relieve?

"Couldst thou not mercy show to him,
As I did show to thee,
Forgiving thee at once the debt,
As thou desiredst me?

Now therefore pay me all the debt,
I will not thee forgive,
Because thou didst not let him go,
And all his we relieve."

That mercy then that you would have,
You must to others show;
merciful and kind to all,
And you will mercy know.

[Illustration: The Good Samaritan.]

IV.

THE GOOD SAMARITAN.

A certain lawyer came to Christ,
With mind and words of strife,
And said, "Master, what shall I do,
To have eternal life?"

The Saviour said, "'Tis written in
The Sacred Law at length,
That thou shalt love the Lord thy God,
With heart and mind and strength;

"And thou shalt love thy neighbour too;"
He still with Jesus strove;
"But tell me who my neighbour is,
That I may show him love."

The Saviour said, A certain man,
Would come to Jericho;
He started from Jerusalem,
And on his way did go,

Until there came some _thieves_, and stripp'd
And wounded him and fled,
And took with them the traveller's clothes,
And left him there half dead.

It was not long before a priest
Did happen down that way,
He look'd, pass'd on, and not a word
Unto the man did say.

After the priest had gone, there came
A Levite passing down,
He also look'd, and