righteous shall be gather'd homeForever with the Lord;
And as the tares are burn'd, so shall
The wicked be destroy'd.
III.
THE UNMERCIFUL SERVANT
Once Peter said, "How oft shall I
My brother's sin forgive?
How oft shall I, if he confess,
His penitence receive?"
"Till seven times?" The Saviour said,
"This is the law of Heaven,
Thou shalt thy brother's sin forgive,
Till seventy times seven.
My kingdom, therefore, I will like
Unto a certain king,
Who said that he his servants all
To an account would bring.
The first who came was one who did
Ten thousand talents owe;
And when he could not pay his lord,
His heart was fill'd with wo."
The lord unto his servants said,
"This debt must now be paid,
Go sell his wife and children too,
Let payment now be made."
The debtor to his master came,
And at his feet did fall,
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