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THE SAFEST CREED, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Name me the safest creed,' I cried
Last Line: "shall find the future bright and fair."
Subject(s): Calvinists; Faith; Belief; Creed


"NAME me the safest creed," I cried,
"These warring faiths my mind confuse."
Then answer made a gentle Voice:
"To none who seek thy help, refuse;
Do good, believe that good shall come,—
That out of darkness light shall shine;
In every man a brother see,
And thou hast found a creed divine.
The age shall Calvin's name forget,
And Channing's words shall die in air,
But they who love their fellow men,
Shall find the future bright and fair."





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