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You smile to see me turn and speak With one whose converse you
despise�察�You do not see the dreams of old That with his voice arise ´ How
can you tell what links have made Him sacred in my eyes�拭�
Oh�察�these are Voices of the Past�察�Links of a broken chain�察�Wings that
can bear me back to Times Which cannot come again ´ Yet God forbid that
I should lose The echoes that remain� �
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VERSE�此 �THE DARK SIDE
Thou hast done well�察�perhaps�察�To lift the bright disguise�察�And lay the
bitter truth Before our shrinking eyes�察 �When evil crawls below What
seems so pure and fair�察�Thine eyes are keen and true To find the serpent
there�此�And yetI turn away�察�Thy task is not divine ´ The evil angels look
On earth with eyes like thine。
Thou hast done well�察 �perhaps�察 �To show how closely wound Dark
threads of sin and self With our best deeds are found。 How great and noble
hearts�察�Striving for lofty aims�察�Have still some earthly cord A meaner spirit
claims�察�And yetalthough thy task Is well and fairly done�察�Methinks for
such as thou There is a holier one。
Shadows there are�察�who dwell Among us�察�yet apart�察�Deaf to the claim
of God�察�Or kindly human heart�察�Voices of earth and heaven Call�察�but they
turn away�察�And Love�察�through such black night�察�Can see no hope of day�察�
And yetour eyes are dim�察�And thine are keener far ´ Then gaze till thou
canst see The glimmer of some star。
The black stream flows along�察 �Whose waters we despise ´ Show us
reflected there Some fragment of the skies�察 �'Neath tangled thorns and
briars�察。�The task is fit for thee�撮� Seek for the hidden flowers�察�We are too
blind to see�察�Then will I thy great gift A crown and blessing call�察�Angels
look thus on men�察�And God sees good in all� �
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VERSE�此 �A FIRST SORROW
Arise� �this day shall shine�察 �For evermore�察 �To thee a star divine�察 �On
Time's dark shore。
Till now thy soul has been All glad and gay�此�Bid it awake�察�and look At
grief to´day� �
No shade has come between Thee and the sun�察 �Like some long
childish dream Thy life has run�此�
But now the stream has reached A dark�察 �deep sea�察�And Sorrow�察 �dim
and crowned�察�Is waiting thee。
Each of God's soldiers bears A sword divine�此�Stretch out thy trembling
hands To´day for thine� �
To each anointed Priest God's summons came�此�Oh�察�Soul�察�he speaks to´
day And calls thy name。
Then�察�with slow reverent step�察�And beating heart�察�From out thy joyous
days�察�Thou must depart。
And�察�leaving all behind�察�Come forth�察�alone�察�To join the chosen band
Around the throne。
Raise up thine eyesbe strong�察�Nor cast away The crown�察�that God has
given Thy soul to´day� �
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VERSE�此 �MURMURS
Why wilt thou make bright music Give forth a sound of pain�拭�Why
wilt thou weave fair flowers Into a weary chain�拭�
Why turn each cool grey shadow Into a world of fears�拭�Why say the
winds are wailing�拭�Why call the dewdrops tears�拭�
The voices of happy nature�察�And the Heaven's sunny gleam�察�Reprove
thy sick heart's fancies�察�Upbraid thy foolish dream。
Listen�察�and I will tell thee The song Creation sings�察�From the humming
of bees in the heather�察�To the flutter of angels' wings。
An echo rings for ever�察�The sound can never cease�察�It speaks to God of
glory�察�It speaks to Earth of peace。
Not alone did angels sing it To the poor shepherds' ear�察 �But the
sphered Heavens chant it�察�While listening ages hear。
Above thy peevish wailing Rises that holy song�察�Above Earth's foolish
clamour�察�Above the voice of wrong。
No creature of God's too lowly To murmur peace and praise�此�When the
starry nights grow silent�察�Then speak the sunny days。
So leave thy sick heart's fancies�察�And lend thy little voice To the silver
song of glory That bids the world rejoice。
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VERSE�此 �GIVE
See the rivers flowing Downwards to the sea�察 �Pouring all their
treasures Bountiful and free ´ Yet to help their giving Hidden springs arise�察�
Or�察�if need be�察�showers Feed them from the skies� �
Watch the princely flowers Their rich fragrance spread�察 �Load the air
with perfumes�察�From their beauty shed ´ Yet their lavish spending Leaves
them not in dearth�察�With fresh life replenished By their mother earth� �
Give thy heart's best treasures ´ From fair Nature learn�察�Give thy love
and ask not�察�Wait not a return� �And the more thou spendest From thy little
store�察�With a double bounty�察�God will give thee more。
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VERSE�此 �MY JOURNAL
It is a dreary evening�察 �The shadows rise and fall�此 �With strange and
ghostly changes�察�They flicker on the wall。
Make the charred logs burn brighter�察�I will show you�察�by their blaze�察�
The half´forgotten record Of bygone things and days。
Bring here the ancient volume�察�The clasp is old and worn�察�The gold is
dim and tarnished�察�And the faded leaves are torn。
The dust has gathered on it ´ There are so few who care To read what
Time has written Of joy and sorrow there。
Look at the first fair pages�察�YesI remember all�此�The joys now seem so
trivial�察�The griefs so poor and small。
Let us read the dreams of glory That childish fancy made�察�Turn to the
next few pages�察�And see how soon they fade。
Here�察�where still waiting�察�dreaming�察�For some ideal Life�察�The young
heart all unconscious Had entered on the strife。
See how this page is blotted�此�Whatcould those tears be mine�拭�How
coolly I can read you�察�Each blurred and trembling line。
Now I can reason calmly�察�And�察�looking back again�察�Can see divinest
meaning Threading each separate pain。
Here strong resolvehow broken�察 �Rash hope�察 �and foolish fear�察 �And
prayers�察�which God in pity Refused to grant or hear。
NayI will turn the pages To where the tale is told Of how a dawn
diviner Flushed the dark clouds with gold。
And see�察�that light has gilded The storynor shall set�察�And�察�though in
mist and shadow�察�You know I see it yet。
Herewell�察�it does not matter�察�I promised to read all�察�I know not why I
falter�察�Or why my tears should fall�察�
You see each grief is noted�察�Yet it was better so ´ I can rejoice to´day
the pain Was over�察�long ago。
I readmy voice is failing�察�But you can understand How the heart beat
that guided This weak and trembling hand。
Pass over that long struggle�察�Read where the comfort came�察�Where the
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first time is written Within the book your name。
Again it comes�察�and oftener�察�Linked�察�as it now must be�察�With all the
joy or sorrow That Life may bring to me。
So all the restyou know it�此�Now shut the clasp again�察�And put aside
the record Of bygone hours of pain。
The dust shall gather on it�察�I will not read it more�此�Give me your hand´
´what was it We were talking of before�拭�
I know not whybut tell me Of something gay and bright。 It is
strangemy heart is heavy�察�And my eyes are dim to´night。
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VERSE�此 �A CHAIN
The bond that links our souls together�察 �Will it last through stormy
weather�拭�Will it moulder and decay As the long hours pass away�拭�Will it
stretch if Fate divide us�察�When dark and weary hours have tried us�拭�Oh�察�if
it look too poor and slight Let us break the links to´night� �
It was not forged by mortal hands�察 �Or clasped with golden bars and
bands�察�Save thine and mine�察�no other eyes The slender link can recognise�此�
In the bright light it seems to fade ´ And it is hidden in the shade�察�While
Heaven nor Earth have never heard�察�Or solemn vow�察�or plighted word。
Yet what no mortal hand could make�察�No mortal power can ever break�此�
What words or vows could never do�察�No words or vows can make untrue�察�
And if to other hearts unknown The dearer and the more our own�察�Because
too sacred and divine For other eyes�察�save thine and mine。
And see�察�though slender�察�it is made Of Love and Trust�察�and can they
fade�拭�While�察�if too slight it seem�察�to bear The breathings of the summer air�察�
We know that it could bear the weight Of a most heavy heart of late�察�And
as each day and hour flew The stronger for its burthen grew。
And�察�too�察�we know and feel again It has been sanctified by pain�察�For
what God deigns to try with sorrow He means not to decay to´morrow�察�
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