Not by far-famed deeds alone
God's Kingdom comes to birth;
The memory of countless saints
Has perished from the earth.

John and Peter, James and Paul,
Have left a mighty fame:
Another of their company
Is nothing but a name.

Yet for him no less the call
And gallant course to run;
His too to hear at journey's end
The Master's glad 'Well done!'


C. S. Phillips