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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