114 There, above noise and danger, Sweet Peace sits crowned with smiles, And One born in a manger Commands the beauteous files. He is thy gracious Friend, And-O my soul, awake!- To die here for thy sake. Thy God, thy life, thy cure. HENRY VAUGHAN THE CHARACTER OF A HAPPY LIFE How happy is he born and taught That serveth not another's will; Whose passions not his masters are; Of public fame or private breath; Who envies none that chance doth raise, |