Excerpt from The Soul of Wealth: The Opportunity of the Church of England Would I might see them now, the walls of the city to be, The new Jerusalems emerald, chrysoprase, and chalcedony I But the eye of my spirit is dimmed, the darkness I cannot dispel. Wherever I turn it is dark, on land dark, and yet darker on sea. But the seeker for truth shall behold: blessed John beheld the town Where the saints stand about the throne, where martyrs take up their crown. His tale of it glows with fire, with heartsease, with joyful content, And oh 1 for a heart of resolve to share in its high renown. And the builder of truth shall behold; when Alaric crashed in his might A whirlwind of terror on Rome, and its legions were winnowed in flight, Then Austin did gather his soul to tell of the city of God In a dream of its gallant bypaths, and its gardens of purest delight. For a new Atlantis I long; but the old clingeth round my feet, When a new song I would sing, the old one lilts too sweet: I would gladly surrender the old, to behold the Kingdom new, As becometh a dreamer of dreams, who seeks to make vision complete. The noise of the tumult has passed, the war-travail wails to its end. The close of an age is appearing; whereto shall the vision extend? The soul of the future is lost if it gain not the city of God, Lo !we are the seekers, the builders; we that soul to its destiny bend. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.