Poem by Rudyard Kipling

«Limits and Renewals». 1932. 11. At his Execution

    "The Manner of Men"
          St. Paul

I am made all things to all men -
      Hebrew, Roman, and Greek -
      In each one's tongue I speak,
Suiting to each my word,
That some may be drawn to the Lord!

I am made all things to all men -
      In City or Wilderness
      Praising the crafts they profess
That some may be drawn to the Lord -
By any means to my Lord !

Since I was overcome
      By that great Light and Word,
I have forgot or forgone
The self men call their own
(Being made all things to all men)
      So that I might save some
      At such small price to the Lord,
As being all things to all men.

I was made all things to all men,
But now my course is done -
And now is my reward...
Ah, Christ, when I stand at Thy Throne
With those I have drawn to the Lord,
Restore me my self again! 

1. In the Case of Rukhmibhaio
2. The Land
3. Rosicrucian Subtleties
4. Quaeritur
5. Resolve

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