What sought they thus afar?
Bright jewels of the mine?
The wealth of seas, the spoils of read more

What sought they thus afar?
Bright jewels of the mine?
The wealth of seas, the spoils of war?--
They sought a faith's pure shrine!

Your messages I hear, but faith has not been given;
The dearest child of Faith is Miracle
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Your messages I hear, but faith has not been given;
The dearest child of Faith is Miracle
[Ger., Die Botschaft hor' ich wohl, allein mir fehlt der Glaube;
Das Wunder ist des Glaubens liebstes Kind.]

Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon. Where there is doubt, faith.

Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon. Where there is doubt, faith.

Just go on . . . and faith will soon return.

Just go on . . . and faith will soon return.

Reason is our soul's left hand, Faith her right.

Reason is our soul's left hand, Faith her right.

But the attitude of faith is to let go, and become open to truth, whatever it might turn out to read more

But the attitude of faith is to let go, and become open to truth, whatever it might turn out to be.

It is always right that a man should be able to render a reason for the faith that is within read more

It is always right that a man should be able to render a reason for the faith that is within him.

And we shall be made truly wise if we be content; content, too,
not only with what we can read more

And we shall be made truly wise if we be content; content, too,
not only with what we can understand, but content with what we do
not understand--the habit of mind which theologians call--and
rightly--faith in God.

In my soul rages a battle without victor. Between faith without proof and reason without charm.

In my soul rages a battle without victor. Between faith without proof and reason without charm.