The Divine Image

All pray in their distress;

And to these virtues of delight

Return their thankfulness.

To Mercy, Pity, Peace, and Love

Is God, our father dear,

And Mercy, Pity, Peace, and Love

Is Man, his child and care.

For  Mercy  has a  human  heart,

 Pity  a  human  face,

And  Love  the  human  form divine,

And  Peace  the  human  dress.

Then every man, of every clime,

That prays in his distress,

Prays to the human form divine,

Love , Mercy , Pity , Peace .

And all must love the human form,

In heathen, Turk, or Jew;

Where Mercy, Love, and Pity dwell

There  God  is dwelling too.