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VERSE�此 �SENT TO HEAVEN
I had a Message to send her�察�To her whom my soul loved best�察�But I
had my task to finish。 And she was gone home to rest。
To rest in the far bright heaven�此�Oh�察�so far away from here�察�It was vain
to speak to my darling�察�For I knew she could not hear� �
I had a message to send her。 So tender�察�and true�察�and sweet�察�I longed
for an Angel to bear it�察�And lay it down at her feet。
I placed it�察�one summer evening�察�On a Cloudlet's fleecy breast�察�But it
faded in golden splendour�察�And died in the crimson west。
I gave it the Lark next morning�察�And I watched it soar and soar�察�But its
pinions grew faint and weary�察�And it fluttered to earth once more。
To the heart of a Rose I told it�察 �And the perfume�察 �sweet and rare�察�
Growing faint on the blue bright ether�察�Was lost in the balmy air。
I laid it upon a Censer�察�And I saw the incense rise�察�But its clouds of
rolling silver Could not reach the far blue skies。
I cried�察�in my passionate longing�此� ;Has the earth no Angel´friend Who
will carry my love the message That my heart desires to send�拭─�
Then I heard a strain of music�察�So mighty�察�so pure�察�so clear�察�That my
very sorrow was silent�察�And my heart stood still to hear。
And I felt�察 �in my soul's deep yearning�察�At last the sure answer stir�此�
;The music will go up to Heaven�察�And carry my thought to her。;
It rose in harmonious rushing Of mingled voices and strings。 And I
tenderly laid my message On the Music's outspread wings。
I heard it float farther and farther�察�In sound more perfect than speech�察�
Farther than sight can follow。 Farther than soul can reach。
And I know that at last my message Has passed through the golden
gate�此�So my heart is no longer restless�察�And I am content to wait。
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VERSE�此 �NEVER AGAIN
;Never again� ─�vow hearts when reunited�察 �Never again shall Love be
cast aside�察 �For ever now the shadow has departed�察 �Nor bitter sorrow�察�
veiled in scornful pride�察�Shall feign indifference�察�or affect disdain�察 � Never�察�
oh Love�察�again�察�never again� ─�
;Never again� ─ �so sobs�察�in broken accents�察�A soul laid prostrate at a
holy shrine�察 � ;Once more�察�once more forgive�察�oh Lord�察�and pardon�察�My
wayward life shall bend to love divine�察 �And never more shall sin its
whiteness stain�察 � Never�察�oh God�察�again�察�never again� ─�
;Never again��' so speaketh one forsaken�察�In the blank desolate passion
of despair�察 � ;Never again shall the bright dream I cherished Delude my
heart�察�for bitter truth is there�察 � The angel�察�Hope�察�shall still thy cruel pain
Never again�察�my heart�察�never again� ─�
;Never again� ─�so speaks the sudden silence�察�When round the hearth
gathers each well´known face�察 � But one is missing�察�and no future presence�察�
However dear�察 �can fill that vacant place�察 �For ever shall the burning
thought remain�察 � ;Never�察�beloved�察�again� �never again� ─�
;Never again� ─�sobut beyond our hearing ´ Ring out far voices fading
up the sky�察 �Never again shall earthly care and sorrow Weigh down the
wings that bear those souls on high�察 �Listen�察 �oh earth�察 �and hear that
glorious strain�察 � ;Never�察�never again� �never again� ─�
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VERSE�此 �LISTENING ANGELS
Blue against the bluer Heavens Stood the mountain�察 �calm and still�察�
Two white Angels�察�bending earthward�察�Leant upon the hill。
Listening leant those silent Angels�察�And I also longed to hear What
sweet strain of earthly music Thus could charm their ear。
I heard the sound of many trumpets In a warlike march draw nigh�察�
Solemnly a mighty army Passed in order by。
But the clang had ceased�察 �the echoes Soon had faded from the hill�察�
While the Angels�察�calm and earnest�察�Leant and listened still。
Then I heard a fainter clamour�察 �Forge and wheel were clashing near
And the Reapers in the meadow Singing loud and clear。
When the sunset came in glory�察�And the toil of day was o'er�察�Still the
Angels leant in silence�察�Listening as before。
Then�察�as daylight slowly vanished�察�And the evening mists grew dim�察�
Solemnly from distant voices Rose a vesper hymn。
When the chant was done�察 �and lingering Died upon the evening air�察�
From the hill the radiant Angels Still were listening there。
Silent came the gathering darkness�察 �Bringing with it sleep and rest�察�
Save a little bird was singing Near her leafy nest。
Through the sounds of war and labour She had warbled all day long�察�
While the Angels leant and listened Only to her song。
But the starry night was coming�察�When she ceased her little lay From
the mountain top the Angels Slowly passed away。
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VERSE�此 �GOLDEN DAYS
Golden dayswhere are they�拭�Pilgrims east and west Cry�察�if we could
find them We would pause and rest�此�We would pause and rest a little From
our long and weary ways�此� Where are they�察�then�察�where are they ´ Golden
days�拭�
Golden dayswhere are they�拭 �Ask of childhood's years�察 �Still
untouched by sorrow�察�Still undimmed by tears�此�Ah�察�they seek a phantom
Future�察�Crowned with brighter�察�starry rays�察 � Where are they�察�then�察�where
are they ´ Golden days�拭�
Golden dayswhere are they�拭 �Has Love learnt the spell That will
charm them hither�察�Near our hearth to dwell�拭�Insecure are all her treasures�察�
Restless is her anxious gaze�此� Where are they�察 �then�察 �where are they ´
Golden days�拭�
Golden dayswhere are they�拭�Farther up the hill I can hear the echo
Faintly calling still�此�Faintly calling�察�faintly dying�察�In a far´off misty haze�此�
Where are they�察�then�察�where are they ´ Golden days�拭�
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VERSE�此 �PHILIP AND
MILDRED
Lingering fade the rays of daylight�察 �and the listening air is chilly�察�
Voice of bird and forest murmur�察�insect hum and quivering spray Stir not
in that quiet hour�此 �through the valley�察�calm and stilly�察�All in hushed and
loving silence watch the slow departing Day。
Till the last faint western cloudlet�察�faint and rosy�察�ceases blushing�察�And
the blue grows deep and deeper where one trembling planet shines�察�And
the day has gone for everthen�察�like some great ocean rushing�察�The sad
night wind wails lamenting�察�sobbing through the moaning pines。
Such�察�of all day's changing hours�察�is the fittest and the meetest For a
farewell hourand parting looks less bitter and more blest�察 �Earth seems
like a shrine for sorrow�察�Nature's mother voice is sweetest�察�And her hand
seems laid in chiding on the unquiet throbbing breast。
Words are lower�察 �for the twilight seems rebuking sad repining�察�And
wild murmur and rebellion�察�as all childish and in vain�察�Breaking through
dark future hours clustering s