legends and lyrics - second series(勧謎才甫秤梧劵2)-及3嫗
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ended�察 �God forgive her� ─�humbly then Did Angela bow her head�察�and say
;Amen� ─ �How pitiful her heart was� �all could trace Something that
dimmed the brightness of her face After that day�察 �which none had seen
before�察�Not troublebut a shadownothing more。
Years passed away。 Then�察�one dark day of dread Saw all the sisters
kneeling round a bed�察 �Where Angela lay dying�察 �every breath Struggling
beneath the heavy hand of death。 But suddenly a flush lit up her cheek�察�
She raised her wan right hand�察�and strove to speak。 In sorrowing love they
listened�察�not a sound Or sigh disturbed the utter silence round。 The very
tapers' flames were scarcely stirred�察�In such hushed awe the sisters knelt
and heard。 And through that silence Angela told her life�此�Her sin�察�her flight�察�
the sorrow and the strife�察�And the return�察 �and then clear�察 �low and calm�察�
;Praise God for me�察�my sisters�察─�and the psalm Rang up to heaven�察�far and
clear and wide�察�Again and yet again�察�then sank and died�察�While her white
face had such a smile of peace�察�They saw she never heard the music cease�察�
And weeping sisters laid her in her tomb�察 �Crowned with a wreath of
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perfumed hawthorn bloom。
And thus the Legend ended。 It may be Something is hidden in the
mystery�察 �Besides the lesson of God's pardon shown�察 �Never enough
believed�察 �or asked�察 �or known。 Have we not all�察 �amid life's petty strife�察�
Some pure ideal of a noble life That once seemed possible�拭 �Did we not
hear The flutter of its wings�察�and feel it near�察�And just within our reach�拭�
It was。 And yet We lost it in this daily jar and fret�察�And now live idle in a
vague regret。 But still OUR PLACE IS KEPT�察�and it will wait�察�Ready for
us to fill it�察�soon or late�此�No star is ever lost we once have seen�察�We always
may be what we might have been。 Since Good�察�though only thought�察�has
life and breath�察�God's lifecan always be redeemed from death�察�And evil�察�
in its nature�察�is decay�察�And any hour can blot it all away�察�The hopes that
lost in some far distance seem�察�May be the truer life�察�and this the dream。
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VERSE�此 �ENVY
He was the first always�此 �Fortune Shone bright in his face。 I fought
for years�察�with no effort He conquered the place�此�We ran�察�my feet were all
bleeding�察�But he won the race。
Spite of his many successes Men loved him the same�察�My one pale ray
of good fortune Met scoffing and blame。 When we erred�察�they gave him
pity�察�But meonly shame。
My home was still in the shadow�察�His lay in the sun�此�I longed in vain�此�
what he asked for It straightway was done。 Once I staked all my heart's
treasure�察�We playedand he won。
Yes�察�and just now I have seen him�察�Cold�察�smiling�察�and blest�察�Laid in his
coffin。 God help me� �While he is at rest�察�I am cursed still to live�此� even
Death loved him the best。
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VERSE�此 �OVER THE
MOUNTAIN
Like dreary prison walls The stern grey mountains rise�察 �Until their
topmost crags Touch the far gloomy skies�此 �One steep and narrow path
Winds up the mountain's crest�察 �And from our valley leads Out to the
golden West。
I dwell here in content�察�Thankful for tranquil days�察�And yet�察�my eyes
grow dim�察�As still I gaze and gaze Upon that mountain pass�察�That leadsor
so it seems ´ To some far happy land�察�Known in a world of dreams。
And as I watch that path Over the distant hill�察�A foolish longing comes
My heart and soul to fill�察�A painful�察�strange desire To break some weary
bond�察�A vague unuttered wish For what might lie beyond� �
In that far world unknown�察�Over that distant hill�察�May dwell the loved
and lost�察�Lostyet beloved still�察�I have a yearning hope�察�Half longing�察�and
half pain�察�That by that mountain pass They may return again。
Space may keep friends apart�察 �Death has a mighty thrall�察 �There is
another gulf Harder to cross than all�察�Yet watching that far road�察�My heart
beats full and fast ´ If they should come once more�察�If they should come at
last� �
See�察�down the mountain side The silver vapours creep�察�They hide the
rocky cliffs。 They hide the craggy steep�察�They hide the narrow path That
comes across the hill ´ Oh�察�foolish longing�察�cease�察�Oh�察�beating Heart�察�be
still� �
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VERSE�此 �BEYOND
We must not doubt�察�or fear�察�or dread�察�that love for life is only given�察�
And that the calm and sainted dead will meet estranged and cold in
heaven�此� Oh�察�Love were poor and vain indeed�察�based on so harsh and stern
a creed。
True that this earth must pass away�察�with all the starry worlds of light�察�
With all the glory of the day�察�and calmer tenderness of night�察�For�察�in that
radiant home can shine alone the immortal and divine。
Earth's lower thingsher pride�察�her fame�察�her science�察�learning�察�wealth
and power ´ Slow growths that through long ages came�察�or fruits of some
convulsive hour�察�Whose very memory must decayHeaven is too pure for
such as they。
They are complete�此 �their work is done。 So let them sleep in endless
rest。 Love's life is only here begun�察�nor is�察�nor can be�察�fully blest�察�It has no
room to spread its wings�察�amid this crowd of meaner things。
Just for the very shadow thrown upon its sweetness here below�察�The
cross that it must bear alone�察 �and bloody baptism of woe�察 �Crowned and
completed through its pain�察�we know that it shall rise again。
So if its flame burn pure and bright�察�here�察�where our air is dark and
dense�察�And nothing in this world of night lives with a living so intense�察�
When it shall reach its home at lengthhow bright its light� �how strong its
strength� �
And while the vain weak loves of earth ��for such base counterfeits
abound�� Shall perish with what gave them birththeir graves are green
and fresh around�察�No funeral song shall need to rise�察�for the true Love that
never dies。
If in my heart I now could fear that�察�risen again�察�we should not know
What was our Life of Life when herethe hearts we loved so much below�察�
I would arise this very day�察�and cast so poor a thing away。
But Love is no such soulless clod�此 �living�察 �perfected it shall rise
Transfigured in the light of God�察�and giving glory to the skies�此�And that
which makes this life so sweet�察�shall render Heaven's joy complete。
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VERSE�此 �A WARNING
Place your hands in mine�察�dear�察�With their rose´leaf touch�此�If you heed
my warning�察�It will spare you much。
Ah� �with just such smiling Unbelieving eyes�察 �Years ago I heard it�此�
You shall be more wise。
You have one great treasure Joy for all your life�察�Do not let it perish In
one reckless strife。
Do not venture