GIVE WAY!

 Shall we not open the human heart,

Swing the doors till the hinges start;

Stop our worrying doubt and din¹,

Hunting heaven and dodging² sin?

There is no need to search so wide,

Open the door and stand aside—

Let God in!

Shall we not open the human heart

To loving labor³ in field and mart;

Working together for all about,

The glad, large labor that knows not doubt?

Can He be held in our narrow rim⁴?

Do the work that is work for Him—

Let God out!

Shall we not open the human heart,

Never to close and stand apart?

God is a force to give way to!

God is a thing you have to do!

God can never be caught by prayer,

Hid in your heart and fastened there—

Let God through!

1 din   

n.喧闹声，嘈杂声

参考例句：

• The bustle and din gradually faded to silence as night advanced.随着夜越来越深，喧闹声逐渐沉寂。
• They tried to make themselves heard over the din of the crowd.他们力图让自己的声音盖过人群的喧闹声。

2 dodging   

n.避开，闪过，音调改变v.闪躲( dodge的现在分词 )；回避

参考例句：

• He ran across the road, dodging the traffic. 他躲开来往的车辆跑过马路。
• I crossed the highway, dodging the traffic. 我避开车流穿过了公路。 来自辞典例句

3 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

4 rim   

n.(圆物的)边，轮缘；边界

参考例句：

• The water was even with the rim of the basin.盆里的水与盆边平齐了。
• She looked at him over the rim of her glass.她的目光越过玻璃杯的边沿看着他。