Classic Poem

A little while—He said—and hence I go;
And ye shall seek me, but ye shall not find;
Ye may not follow now; but left behind,
My witnesses, the world by you shall know
The truth, that truth strike root and grow;
A holy kingdom rise and wide extend;
Till e'en earth's proudest shall submissive bend,
And unto me all tribes and nations flow!
Behold! a new command to you I give;
Love one another; all who will be mine,
Let love in one blest fellowship combine,
That each for all, and all for each may live.
So, marked of men, shall ye 'mid earth's dim night,
Divinely glow with pure celestial light!