When the world is crowded out,
And the flesh is underfoot,
And the Tempter is sent backward by the Word,
Then the Spirit has control,
Over thought and word and soul,
Only then it is that we can wield the sword.

Then the subject mind can say
To the Spirit, "Have full sway!"
And the peace of God will rule in sweet accord,
And the emptied heart say "Come,"
For no other is there room,
But the Father, Son, and Spirit, and the Word.

H. McD