Seek ye first the kingdom,
‘Tis
your Father’s will
So
the voice of Jesus bids us follow still.
Savior,
we would hear Thee,
Follow,
find, and see;
And
in life’s adventure
Thy
disciples be.
2
As
for hidden treasure,
Or
for matchless pearl,
When
at last discovered, some will sell their all:
So,
when breaks the vision of that kingdom fair,
Ours
shall be its riches
And
its beauty rare.
3
As
the silent leaven works its secret way,
Or
as grows the seed grain through the night and day;
Lord,
so be the increase, peaceable but sure,
Of
Thy word within us,
And
Thy kingdom’s power
4
As
the tender seedling grows up tall and strong,
And
the birds of heaven to its branches throng;
So
shall all God’s children, from the east and west,
Gather
to His kingdom, In its shadow rest.
5
Humblest
shall be greatest, poor in spirit reign;
Home
shall come the childlike, born through Thee again;
Eager
hearts arrive there on the pilgrim’s road,
Hail!
The kingdom glorious
Of
the living God!