Æèçíü êóðî÷èì êàê õîòèì –
Ñìåðòü – íå çíàåì ÷òî –
Èèñóñ ñóìåë îäèí
Îïðàâäàòü åå –
Íå äîâåðþñü íèêîìó –
Âåðû ëãóùèì íåò –
Íî ñâèäåòåëüñòâî åãî –
Ýòî äîêóìåíò –
Îí ïðîâåðèë âñå ïóòè –
Îáîøåë èõ ñàì –
È êðàò÷àéøèé – ïðÿìî â ðàé –
Ñòàë èçâåñòåí íàì –
Îí ïåðâîïðîõîäöåì áûë –
Êðîòîê áûë è òâåðä –
Êàê ïðåçðåí òîò æàëêèé òðóñ,
Êòî çàìåäëèò õîä!
Life — is what we make of it —
Death — we do not know —
Christ's acquaintance with Him
Justify Him — though —
He — would trust no stranger —
Other — could betray —
Just His own endorsement —
That — sufficeth Me —
All the other Distance
He hath traversed first —
No New Mile remaineth —
Far as Paradise —
His sure foot preceding —
Tender Pioneer —
Base must be the Coward
Dare not venture — now —