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may be that only in Heaven I shall hear that grand Amen。
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VERSE�此 �TOO LATE
Hush� �speak low�察�tread softly�察�Draw the sheet aside�察 � Yes�察�she does
look peaceful�察�With that smile she died。
Yet stern want and sorrow Even now you trace On the wan�察 �worn
features Of the still white face。
Restless�察�helpless�察�hopeless�察�Was her bitter part�察 � Nowhow still the
Violets Lie upon her Heart� �
She who toiled and laboured For her daily bread�察 �See the velvet
hangings Of this stately bed。
Yes�察 �they did forgive her�察 �Brought her home at last�察 �Strove to cover
over Their relentless past。
Ah�察�they would have given Wealth�察�and home�察�and pride�察�To see her
just look happy Once before she died� �
They strove hard to please her�察�But�察�when death is near All you know
is deadened�察�Hope�察�and joy�察�and fear。
And besides�察 �one sorrow Deeper stillone pain Was beyond them�此�
healing Came to´dayin vain� �
If she had but lingered Just a few hours more�察 �Or had this letter
reached her Just one day before� �
I can almost pity Even him to´day�察�Though he let this anguish Eat her
heart away。
Yet she never blamed him�此� One day you shall know How this sorrow
happened�察�It was long ago。
I have read the letter�此�Many a weary year�察�For one word she hungered ´
There are thousands here。
If she could but hear it�察�Could but understand�察�SeeI put the letter In
her cold white hand。
Even these words�察�so longed for�察�Do not stir her rest�察�WellI should
not murmur�察�For God judges best。
She needs no more pity�察 � But I mourn his fate�察 �When he hears his
letter Came a day too late。
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VERSE�此 �THE REQUITAL
Loud roared the Tempest�察 �Fast fell the sleet�察 �A little Child Angel
Passed down the street�察�With trailing pinions�察�And weary feet。
The moon was hidden�察�No stars were bright�察�So she could not shelter
In heaven that night�察�For the Angels' ladders Are rays of light。
She beat her wings At each window pane�察�And pleaded for shelter�察�But
all in vain�此 � ;Listen�察─�they said�察 �To the pelting rain� ─�
She sobbed�察�as the laughter And mirth grew higher�察 �Give me rest and
shelter Beside your fire�察�And I will give you Your heart's desire。;
The dreamer sat watching His embers gleam�察 �While his heart was
floating Down hope's bright stream�察 � 。 。 So he wove her wailing Into his
dream。
The worker toiled on�察�For his time was brief�察�The mourner was nursing
Her own pale grief�此�They heard not the promise That brought relief。
But fiercer the Tempest Rose than before�察�When the Angel paused At a
humble door�察�And asked for shelter And help once more。
A weary woman�察 �Pale�察 �worn�察 �and thin�察 �With the brand upon her Of
want and sin�察�Heard the Child Angel And took her in。
Took her in gently�察�And did her best To dry her pinions�察�And made her
rest With tender pity Upon her breast。
When the eastern morning Grew bright and red�察�Up the first sunbeam
The Angel fled�察�Having kissed the woman And left herdead。
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VERSE�此 �RETURNED
;MISSING; ��FIVE YEARS AFTER��
Yes�察�I was sad and anxious�察�But now�察�dear�察�I am gay�察�I know that it is
wisest To put all hope away�此� Thank God that I have done so And can be
calm to´day。
For hope deferredyou know it�察�Once made my heart so sick�此�Now�察�I
expect no longer�察�It is but the old trick Of hope�察�that makes me tremble�察�
And makes my heart beat quick。
All day I sit here calmly�察�Not as I did before�察�Watching for one whose
footstep Comes never�察�never more 。 。 。 Hush� �was that someone passing�察�
Who paused beside the door�拭�
For years I hung on chances�察�Longing for just one word�察�At last I feel
it�此� silence Will never more be stirred 。 。 。 Tell me once more that rumour�察�
You fancied you had heard。
Life has more things to dwell on Than just one useless pain�察�Useless
and past for ever�察�But noble things remain�察�And wait us all�此 � 。 。 you too�察�
dear�察�Do you think hope quite vain�拭�
All others have forgotten�察�'Tis right I should forget�察�Nor live on a keen
longing Which shadows forth regret�此 � 。 。 Are not the letters coming�拭�The
sun is almost set。
Now that my restless legion Of hopes and fears is fled�察�Reading is joy
and comfort 。 。 。 。 。 。This very day I read�察�Oh�察�such a strange returning Of
one whom all thought dead� �
Not that _I_ dream or fancy�察�You know all that is past�察�Earth has no
hope to give me�察�And yet�此� Time flies so fast That all but the impossible
Might be brought back at last。
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VERSE�此 �IN THE WOOD
In the wood where shadows are deepest From the branches overhead�察�
Where the wild wood´strawberries cluster And the softest moss is spread�察�I
met to´day with a fairy�察�And I followed her where she led。
Some magical words she uttered�察�I alone could understand�察�For the sky
grew bluer and brighter�察�While there rose on either hand The cloudy walls
of a palace That was built in Fairy´land。
And I stood in a strange enchantment�察�I had known it all before�此�In my
heart of hearts was the magic Of days that will come no more�察�The manic
of joy departed�察�That Time can never restore。
That never�察�ah�察�never�察�never�察�Never again can be�此� Shall I tell you what
powerful fairy Built up this palace for me�拭�It was only a little white Violet
I found at the root of a tree。
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VERSE�此 �TWO WORLDS
God's world is bathed in beauty�察�God's world is steeped in light�察�It is
the self´same glory That makes the day so bright�察�Which thrills the earth
with music�察�Or hangs the stars in night。
Hid in earth's mines of silver�察�Floating on clouds above�察 � Ringing in
Autumn's tempest�察 �Murmured by every dove�察 �One thought fills God's
creation ´ His own great name of Love� �
In God's world Strength is lovely�察�And so is Beauty strong�察�And Light´
´God's glorious shadow ´ To both great gifts belong�察�And they all melt into
sweetness�察�And fill the earth with Song。
Above God's world bends Heaven�察�With day's kiss pure and bright�察�Or
folds her still more fondly In the tender shade of night�察�And she casts back
Heaven's sweetness�察�In fragrant love and light。
God's world has one great echo�察�Whether calm blue mists are curled�察�
Or lingering dew´drops quiver�察�Or red storms are unfurled�察�The same deep
love is throbbing Through the great heart of God's world。
Man's world is black and blighted�察�Steeped through with self and sin�察�
And should his feeble purpose Some feeble good begin�察 �The work is
marred and tainted By Leprosy within。
Man's world is bleak and bitter�察�Wherever he has trod He spoils the
tender beauty That blossoms on the sod�察�And blasts the loving Heaven Of
the great�察�good world of God。
There Strength on coward weakness In cruel might will roll�察 �Beauty
and Joy are cankers That eat away the soul�察�And LoveOh God�察�avenge it
´ The plague´spot of the whole。
Man's world is Pain and Terror�察�He found it pure and fair�察�And wove in
nets of sorrow The golden summer air。 Black�察�hideous�察�cold�察�and dreary�察�
Man's curse�察�not God's�察�is there。
And yet God's world is speaking�此�Man will not hear it call�察�But listens
where the echoes Of his own discords fall�察�Then clamours back to Heaven
That God has done it all。
Oh God�察�man's heart is darkened�察�He will not understand� �Show him
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Thy cloud and fire�察 �And�察 �with Thine own right hand Then lead him
through his desert�察�Back to Thy Holy Land� �
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VERSE�此 �A NEW MOTHER
I was with my lady when she died�此�I it was who guided her weak hand
For a blessing on each little head�察�Laid her baby by her on the bed�察�Heard
the words they could not understand。
And I drew them round my knee that night�察�Hushed their childish glee�察�
and made them say They would keep her words with loving tears�察�They
would not forget her dying fears Lest the thought of her should fade away。
I�察�who guessed what her last dread had been�察�Made a promise to that
still�察�cold face�察�That her children's hearts�察�at any cost�察�Should be with the
mother they had lost�察�When a stranger came to take her place。
And I knew so much� �for I had lived With my lady since her childhood�此�
known What her young and happy days had been�察�And the grief no other
eyes had seen I had watched and sorrowed for alone。
Ah� �she once had such a happy smile� �I had known how sorely she
was tried�此�Six short years before�察�her eyes were bright As her little blue´
eyed May's that night�察�When she stood by her dead mother's
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