Immediately their eyes were healed, And both with joyful mind, Followed the Master, praising God, And all the people joined. Zaccheus. AND now, as Jesus passed along, A rich man hasting came-- A chief among the publicans, And Zaccheus by name. Jesus he sought to see, as did The people, one and all, But could not overlook the crowd, His stature was so small. So he ran on before, and climbed Into a sycamore tree; That, perched above the surging throng, He might the better see. And when the Lord came near, He raised His eyes, saw him, and said: "Zaccheus, in thy house, to-day, I will take rest and bread." And then in haste the man came down, And joyfully received Into his house, which stood near by, The Lord, whom He believed. And when the crowd saw what was done, To murmur they began, That Jesus was content to be Guest with a sinful man. Yet Zaccheus heeded not, but stood, And said unto the Lord: "Behold, Lord, half of all my goods I to the poor afford. "And if I aught have taken, Through falsehood to me told, More than is right from any man, I give it back fourfold." And Jesus said: "Salvation is To this house come to-day; For this man is of Abraham's line, Though having gone astray. "For I, the Son of Man have come Into this world below, To seek the straying and the lost, And save from guilt and woe." Parable of the Pounds. AND as the people all around Attentively did hear, Believing that God's kingdom would Without delay appear; He taught the listening company, By parable profound, How God expects His faithful ones To occupy His ground. And as He does commit to them Ten pounds, or five, or one, He will reward them, at the last, By what they each have done. And having finished His discourse, Wisely instructing them, He went before them, in the way, Up to Jerusalem. The Anointing at Bethany. SIX days before the Passover The Lord appeared again In Bethany, where Lazarus dwelt, And his good sisters twain. There, by a supper in the house, Their welcome was expressed, And Martha served, but Lazarus sat At table with the guest. Then Mary came and took her place Down at the Master's feet, And broke an alabaster box, Of odor very sweet. And tenderly she did anoint The feet of Jesus there; And wiped them with the flowing locks Of her luxuriant hair. Then Judas, called Iscariot, His sullen silence broke, And of the woman's costly gift Thus, with a sneer, he spoke: "For three hundred pence, in money, This ointment would have sold, And that would feed and clothe the poor, Who hungry are, and cold." He said this, though he had no care Or pity for the poor; But was a thief, and had the bag, And coveted the store.