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 99. Zeal and Meekness  CHRIST bade His followers take the sword;  And yet He chid the deed, When Peter seized upon His word,  And made a foe to bleed.  The gospel Creed, a sword of strife,  Meek hands alone may rear; And ever Zeal begins its life  In silent thought and fear.  Ye, who would weed the Vineyard's soil,  Treasure the lesson given; Lest in the judgment-books ye toil  For Satan, not for heaven.

   Off Sardinia .  June 20, 1833.