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and   youth   once   more�察  �Within   the   poor   musician's   humble   door�察�And   to 

repay�察�with gentle happy art�察�The debt so many owed his generous heart。 

And   now�察  �indeed�察  �was   one   who   knew   and   felt   That   a   great   gift   of   God 



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within   him   dwelt�察  �One   who   could   listen�察  �who   could   understand�察  �Whose 

idle    work    dropped      from    her   slackened      hand�察   �While     with    wet   eyes 

entranced   she   stood�察  �nor   knew   How   the   melodious   winged   hours   flew�察�

Who loved his art as none had loved before�察�Yet prized the noble tender 

spirit   more。  While   the   great   organ   brought   from   far   and   near   Lovers   of 

harmony   to   praise   and   hear�察  �Unmarked   by   aught   save   what   filled   every 

day�察  �Duty�察  �and   toil�察  �and   rest�察  �years   passed   away�此  �And   now   by   the   low 

archway in the shade Beside her mother knelt a little maid�察�Who�察�through 

the   great   cathedral   learned   to   roam�察  �Climb   to   the   choir�察  �and   bring   her 

father home�察�And stand�察�demure and solemn by his side�察�Patient till the last 

echo softly died�察�Then place her little hand in his�察�and go Down the dark 

winding      stair  to  where     below    The    mother     knelt�察 �within    the   gathering 

gloom Waiting and praying by the Maiden's Tomb。 

     So their life went�察�until�察�one winter's day�察�Father and child came there 

alone   to   pray   ´   The   mother�察  �gentle   soul�察  �had   fled   away�   �Their   life   was 

altered   now�察  �and   yet   the   child   Forgot   her   passionate   grief   in   time�察  �and 

smiled�察�Half wondering why�察�when spring's fresh breezes came�察�To see her 

father was no more the same。 Half guessing at the shadow of his pain�察�And 

then contented if he smiled again�察�A  sad cold smile�察�that passed in   tears 

away�察�As re´assured she ran once   more to play。 And now   each year   that 

added grace to grace�察�Fresh bloom and sunshine to the young girl's face�察�

Brought a strange light in the musician's eyes�察�As if he saw some starry 

hope   arise�察  �Breaking   upon   the   midnight   of   sad   skies。   It   might   be   so�此�

more   feeble   year   by   year�察  �The   wanderer   to   his   resting´place   drew   near。 

One day the Gloria he could play no more�察�Echoed its grand rejoicing as 

of yore�察�His hands were clasped�察�his weary head was laid�察�Upon the tomb 

where the White Maiden prayed�此�Where the child's love first dawned�察�his 

soul first spoke�察�The old man's heart there throbbed its last and broke。 The 

grave cathedral that had nursed his youth�察�Had helped his dreaming�察�and 

had   taught   him   truth�察  �Had   seen   his   boyish   grief   and   baby   tears�察  �And 

watched the sorrows and the joys of years�察�Had lit his fame and hope with 

sacred     rays�察  �And    consecrated      sad   and   happy     days   ´  Had    blessed    his 

happiness�察  �and      soothed     his  pain�察  �Now     took   her   faithful   servant    home 

again。 



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     He   rests   in   peace�此  �some   travellers   mention   yet   An   organist   whose 

name   they   all   forget。   He   has   a   holier   and   a   nobler   fame   By  poor   men's 

hearths�察�who love and bless the name Of a kind friend�察�and in low tones 

to´day�察  �Speak   tenderly   of   him   who   passed   away。   Too   poor   to   help   the 

daughter of their friend�察�They grieved to see the little pittance end�察�To see 

her    toil  and   strive   with    cheerful    heart�察  �To   bear   the   lonely   orphan's 

struggling      part�察 �They    grieved    to  see   her  go   at  last  alone   To   English 

kinsmen she had never known�此�And here she came�察�the foreign girl soon 

found Welcome�察�and love�察�and plenty all around�察�And here she pays it back 

with earnest will�察�By well´taught housewife watchfulness and skill�察�Deep 

in her heart she holds her father's name�察�And tenderly and proudly keeps 

his fame�察�And while she works with thrifty Belgian care�察�Past dreams of 

childhood   float   upon   the   air�察  �Some   strange   old   chant�察  �or   solemn   Latin 

hymn�察�That echoed through the old cathedral dim�察�When as a little child 

each day she went To kneel and pray by an old tomb in Ghent。 



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             VERSE�此                 �THE ANGEL OF 

                                 DEATH 



    Why shouldst thou fear the beautiful angel�察�Death�察�Who waits thee at 

the portals of the skies�察�Ready to kiss away thy struggling breath�察�Ready 

with gentle hand to close thine eyes�拭�

    How   many  a   tranquil   soul   has   passed   away�察  �Fled   gladly  from   fierce 

pain and pleasures dim�察�To the eternal splendour of the day�察�And many a 

troubled heart still calls for him。 

    Spirits too tender for the battle here Have turned from life�察�its hopes�察�

its fears�察�its charms�察�And children�察�shuddering at a world so drear�察�Have 

smiling passed away into his arms。 

    He whom thou fearest will�察�to ease its pain�察�Lay his cold hand upon 

thy aching heart�此�Will soothe the terrors of thy troubled brain�察�And bid the 

shadow of earth's grief depart。 

    He will give back what neither time�察�nor might�察�Nor passionate prayer�察�

nor longing hope restore。 ��Dear as to long blind eyes recovered sight�撮� He 

will give back those who are gone before。 

    Oh�察�what were life�察�if life were all�拭      �Thine eyes Are blinded by their 

tears�察�or thou wouldst see Thy treasures wait thee in the far´off skies�察�And 

Death�察�thy friend�察�will give them all to thee。 



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                     VERSE�此                  �A DREAM 



    All yesterday I was spinning�察�Sitting alone in the sun�察�And the dream 

that I spun was so lengthy�察�It lasted till day was done。 

     I  heeded    not   cloud   or  shadow    That   flitted  over   the  hill�察 �Or  the 

humming´bees�察�or the swallows�察�Or the trickling of the rill。 

     I   took   the   threads   for   my   spinning�察  �All   of   blue   summer   air�察  �And   a 

flickering ray of sunlight Was woven in here and there。 

     The   shadows   grew   longer   and   longer�察  �The   evening   wind   passed   by�察�

And the purple splendour of sunset Was flooding the western sky。 

    But I could not leave my spinning�察�For so fair my dream had grown。 I 

heeded not�察�hour by hour�察�How the silent day had flown。 

    At last the grey shadows fell round me�察�And the night came dark and 

chill�察�And I rose and ran down the valley�察�And left it all on the hill。 

     I went up the hill this morning To the place where my spinning lay ´ 

There was nothing but glistening dewdrops Remained of my dream to´day。 



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               VERSE�此                   �THE PRESENT 



     Do   not   crouch   to´day�察  �and   worship   The   old   Past�察  �whose   life   is   fled�察�

Hush your voice to tender reverence�察�Crowned he lies�察�but cold and dead�此�

For   the   Present   reigns   our   monarch�察  �With     an   added   weight   of  hours�察�

Honour her�察�for she is mighty� �Honour her�察�for she is ours� �

     See the  shadows   of his heroes   Girt   around   her  cloudy  throne�察  �Every 

day   the   ranks   are   strengthened   By   great   hearts   

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