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The salt of the earth what a meaningful phrase	A
From the lips of the Saviour and one that conveys	A
A sense of the need of a substance saline	B
This pestilent sphere to refresh and refine	C
And a healthful and happy condition secure	D
By making it pure as the ocean is pure	D
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In all the nomenclature known to the race	E
In all appellations of people or place	E
Was ever a name so befitting so true	F
Of those who are seeking the wrong to undo	F
With naught of the Pharisee's arrogant air	G
Their badge of discipleship humbly who wear	G
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Do beings forsooth fashioned out of the mold	H
So secretly strangely those elements hold	H
That may be developed in goodness and grace	E
To shine in demeanor in form and in face	E
Till they by renewal of heavenly birth	I
Shall merit their title the salt of the earth	I
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To the landsman at home or the sailor at sea	J
With nausea scurvy or canker maybe	J
'Tis never in language to overexalt	H
The potent preservative virtue of salt	H
A crystal commodity wholesome and good	H
A cure for disease and a savor for food	H
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Ah the beasts of the wood and the fowls of the air	G
Know all of the need of this condiment rare	G
Know well where the springs and the salt licks abound	H
Where streams salinaceous flow out of the ground	H
And their cravings appease by sipping the brine	C
With more than the relish of topers at wine	C
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Our wants may be legion our needs are but few	F
And every known ill hath its remedy true	F
'Tis ours to discover and give to mankind	H
Of hidden essentials the best that we find	H
'Tis ours to eradicate error and sin	K
And help to make better the place we are in	K
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If ever this world from corruption is free	J
And righteousness reign in the kingdom to be	J
Like salt in its simple and soluble way	L
Infusing malodor preventing decay	L
So human endeavor in action sublime	M
Must never relax till the finale of time	M
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To thousands discouraged this comforting truth	N
Appeals like the promise of infinite youth	N
To know as they labor like bees in the hive	O
Yet do little more than keep goodness alive	O
To know that the Master accredits their worth	I
As blessed disciples the salt of the earth	I

Hattie Howard

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