legends and lyrics - second series(勧謎才甫秤梧劵2)-及7嫗
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Little Olga crept into his arms�察�Arthur leant upon his shoulder�察 �May
Knelt beside him�察�with her earnest eyes Lifted up in patient�察�calm surprise
´ I can almost hear his words to´day。
;Years ago�察 �my children�察 �years ago�察�When your mother was a child�察�
she came From her northern home�察�and here she met Love for love�察�and
comfort for regret�察�In one early friend��you know her name。
;And this frienda few years oldergave Such fond care�察�such love�察�
that day by day The new home grew happy�察�joy complete�察�Studies easier�察�
and play more sweet�察�While all childish sorrows passed away。
;And your motherfragile�察�like my May ´ Leant on this deep love�察�
nor leant in vain。 For this friend ��strong�察�generous�察�noble heart�。� Gave the
sweet�察�and took the bitter part�察 � Brought her all the joy�察�and kept the pain。
;Years passed on�察�and then I saw them first�此�It was hard to say which
was most fair�察�Your sweet mother's bright and blushing face�察�Or the graver
Margaret's stately grace�察�Golden locks�察�or braided raven hair。
;Then it happened�察 �by a strange�察 �sad fate�察 �One thought entered into
each young soul�此�Joy for oneif for the other pain�察�Loss for oneif for the
other gain�此�One must lose�察�and one possess the whole。
;And so thisthiswhat they cared forcame And belonged to
Margaret�此 �was her own。 But she laid the gift aside�察 �to take Pain and
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sorrow for your mother's sake�察�And none knew it but herself alone。
;Then she travelled far away�察 �and none The strange mystery of her
absence knew。 Margaret's secret thought was never told�此�Even your mother
thought her changed and cold�察�And for many years I thought so too。
;She was gone�察 �and then your mother took That poor gift which
Margaret laid aside�此�Flower�察�or toy�察�or trinket�察�matters not�此�What it was had
better be forgot 。 。 。 It was just then she became my bride。
;Now�察 �I think May knows the hope I have。 Arthur�察 �darling�察 �can you
guess the rest�拭�Even my little Olga understands Great gifts can be given
by little hands�察�Since of all gifts Love is still the best。
;Margaret is my dear and honoured wife�察�And I hold her so。 But she
can claim From your hearts�察�dear ones�察�a loving debt I can neither pay�察�nor
yet forget�此�You can give it in your mother's name。
;Earth spoils even Love�察�and here a shade On the purest�察�noblest heart
may fall�此 �Now your mother dwells in perfect light�察 �She will bless us�察 �I
believe�察�to´night�察 � She is happy now�察�and she knows all。;
Next day was farewella day of tears�察�Yet Sir Arthur�察�as he rode away�察�
And turned back to see his lady stand With the children clinging to her
hand�察�Looked as if it were a happy day。
Ah�察�they loved her soon� �The little one Crept into her arms as to a
nest�察�Arthur always with her now�察�and May Growing nearer to her every
day�此 � ´ Well�察�I loved my own dear lady best。
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VERSE�此 �GIVE PLACE
Starry Crowns of Heaven Set in azure night� �Linger yet a little Ere you
hide your light�此� ´ Nay�察�let Starlight fade away Heralding the day� �
Snowflakes pure and spotless�察 �Still�察 �oh�察 �still remain�察 �Binding dreary
winter�察 �In your silver chain�此� ´ Nay�察 �but melt at once and bring Radiant
sunny Spring� �
Blossoms�察 �gentle blossoms�察 �Do not wither yet�察 �Still for you the sun
shines�察 �Still the dews are wet�此 � ´ Nay�察 �but fade and wither last�察 �Fruit
must come at last� �
Joy�察 �so true and tender�察 �Dare you not abide�拭 �Will you spread your
pinions�察�Must you leave our side�拭 � Nay�察�an Angel's shining grace Waits to
fill your place� �
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VERSE�此 �MY WILL
Since I have no lands or houses�察�And no hoarded golden store�察�What
can I leave those who love me When they see my face no more�拭�Do not
smile�察�I am not jesting�察�Though my words sound gay and light�察�Listen to
me�察�dearest Alice�察�I will make my Will to´night。
First for Mabelwho will never Let the dust of future years Dim the
thought of me�察 �but keep it Brighter still�此�perhaps with tears。 In whose
eyes�察�whate'er I glance at�察�Touch�察�or praise�察�will always shine�察�Through a
strange and sacred radiance�察 �By Love's Charter�察 �wholly mine�察 �She will
never lend to others Slenderest link of thought I claim�察�I will�察�therefore�察�to
her keeping Leave my memory and my name。
Bertha will do truer service To her kind than I have done�察�So I leave to
her young spirit The long Work I have begun。 Well� �the threads are tangled�察�
broken�察�And the colours do not blend�察�She will bend her earnest striving
Both to finish and amend�此�And�察�when it is all completed�察�Strong with care
and rich with skill�察�Just because my hands began it�察�She will love it better
still。
Ruth shall have my dearest token�察�The one link I dread to break�察�The
one duty that I live for�察�She�察�when I am gone�察�will take。 Sacred is the trust
I leave her�察�Needing patience�察�prayer�察�and tears�察�I have striven to fulfil it�察�
As she knowsthese many years。 Sometimes hopeless�察 �faint�察 �and weary
Yet a blessing shall remain With the task�察�and Ruth will prize it For my
many hours of pain。
What must I leave you�察 �my Alice�拭 �Nothing�察 �Love�察 �to do or bear�察�
Nothing that can dim your blue eyes With the slightest cloud of care。 I will
leave my heart to love you�察�With the tender faith of old�察�Still to comfort�察�
warm�察�and light you�察�Should your life grow dark or cold。 No one else�察�my
child�察 �can claim it�察 �Though you find old scars of pain�察 �They were only
wounds�察�my darling�察�There is not�察�I trust�察�one stain。
Are my gifts indeed so worthless Now the slender sum is told�拭�Well�察�I
know not�此 �years may bless them With a nobler price than gold。 Am I
poor�拭�ah no�察�most wealthy�察�Not in these poor gifts you take�察�But in the true
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hearts that tell me You will keep them for my sake。
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VERSE�此 �KING AND SLAVE
If in my soul�察�dear�察�An omen should dwell�察�Bidding me pause�察�ere I
love thee too well�察 �If the whole circle�察 �Of noble and wise�察 �With stern
forebodings�察�Between us should rise。
I will tell THEM�察 �dear�察 �That Love reignsa King�察 �Where storms
cannot reach him�察�And words cannot sting�察 �He counts it dishonour His
faith to recall�察�He trusts��and for ever He givesand gives all� �
I will tell THEE�察�dear�察�That Love isa Slave�察�Who dreads thought of
freedom�察�As life dreads the grave�察�And if doubt or peril Of change there
may be�察�Such fear would but drive him Still nearer to thee� �
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VERSE�此 �A CHANT
;Benedictus qui ven