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Rudyard Kipling - The DiscipleRudyard Kipling - The Disciple
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He that hath a Gospel  To loose upon Mankind, Though he serve it utterly—  Body, soul and mind— Though he go to Calvary  Daily for its gain— It is His Disciple  Shall make his labour vain. He that hath a Gospel  For all earth to own— Though he etch it on the steel,  Or carve it on the stone— Not to be misdoubted  Through the after-days— It is His Disciple  Shall read it many ways. It is His Disciple  (Ere Those Bones are dust ) Who shall change the Charter,  Who shall split the Trust— Amplify distinctions,  Rationalize the Claim; Preaching that the Master  Would have done the same. It is His Disciple  Who shall tell us how Much the Master would have scrapped  Had he lived till now— What he would have modified  Of what he said before. It is His Disciple  Shall do this and more…. He that hath a Gospel  Whereby Heaven is won ( Carpenter, or cameleer,  Or Maya`s dreaming son ), Many swords shall pierce Him,  Mingling blood with gall; But His Own Disciple  Shall wound Him worst of all!
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