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´   Hush�   �for   the   ages   call   ;The   Love   of   God   lives   through   eternity�察�And 

conquers all� ─�



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                   VERSE�此                   �A PARTING 



     Without one bitter feeling let us part ´ And for the years in which your 

love has shed A radiance like a glory round my head�察�I thank you�察�yes�察�I 

thank you from my heart。 

     I thank you for the cherished hope of years�察�A starry future�察�dim and 

yet divine�察�Winging its way from Heaven to be mine�察�Laden with joy�察�and 

ignorant of tears。 

     I   thank   you�察  �yes�察  �I   thank   you   even   more   That   my   heart   learnt   not 

without love to live�察�But gave and gave�察�and still had more to give�察�From 

an abundant and exhaustless store。 

     I thank you�察�and no grief is in these tears�察�I thank you�察�not in bitterness 

but truth�察�For the fair vision that adorned my youth And glorified so many 

happy years。 

     Yet how much more I thank you that you tore At length the veil your 

hand had woven away�察�Which hid my idol was a thing of clay�察�And false 

the altar I had knelt before。 

     I thank you that you taught me the stern truth�察。�None other could have 

told   and   I   believed�撮�   That   vain   had   been   my   life�察  �and   I   deceived�察  �And 

wasted all the purpose of my youth。 

     I thank you that your hand dashed down the shrine�察�Wherein my idol 

worship I had paid�察�Else had I never known a soul was made To serve and 

worship only the Divine。 

     I thank you that the heart I cast away On such as you�察�though broken�察�

bruised   and   crushed�察  �Now   that   its   fiery  throbbing   is   all   hushed�察  �Upon   a 

worthier altar I can lay。 

     I thank you for the lesson that such love Is a perverting of God's royal 

right�察�That it is made but for the Infinite�察�And all too great to live except 

above。 

     I thank you for a terrible awaking�察�And if reproach seemed hidden in 

my   pain�察  �And   sorrow     seemed   to   cry   on  your   disdain�察  �Know   that    my 

blessing lay in your forsaking。 

     Farewell for ever now�此� in peace we part�察�And should an idle vision of 



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my tears Arise before your soul in after years ´ Remember that I thank you 

from my heart� �



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       VERSE�此                  �THE GOLDEN GATE 



    Dim shadows gather thickly round�察�and up the misty stair they climb�察�

The   cloudy   stair   that   upward   leads   to   where   the   closed   portals   shine�察�

Round which the kneeling spirits wait the opening of the Golden Gate。 

    And some with eager longing go�察�still pressing forward�察�hand in hand�察�

And some with weary step and slow�察�look back where their Beloved stand 

´ Yet up the misty stair they climb�察�led onward by the Angel Time。 

    As unseen hands roll back the doors�察�the light that floods the very air 

Is but the shadow from within�察�of the great glory hidden there ´ And morn 

and eve�察�and soon and late�察�the shadows pass within the gate。 

    As one by one they enter in�察�and the stern portals close once more�察�The 

halo seems to linger round those kneeling closest to the door�此�The joy that 

lightened from that place shines still upon the watcher's face。 

     The   faint   low   echo   that   we   hear   of   far´off   music   seems   to   fill   The 

silent air with love and fear�察�and the world's clamours all grow still�察�Until 

the portals close again�察�and leave us toiling on in pain。 

     Complain not that the way is longwhat road is weary that leads there�拭�

But let the Angel take thy hand�察�and lead thee up the misty stair�察�And then 

with beating heart await�察�the opening of the Golden Gate。 



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                  VERSE�此                   �PHANTOMS 



     Back�察  �ye   Phantoms   of   the   Past�察  �In   your   dreary   caves   remain�此  �What 

have I to do with memories Of a long´forgotten pain�拭�

     For   my  Present   is   all   peaceful�察�And   my  Future nobly  planned�此  �Long 

ago Time's mighty billows Swept your footsteps from the sand。 

     Back into   your   caves�察  �nor haunt   me With   your   voices   full   of  woe�察  �I 

have buried grief and sorrow In the depths of Long´ago。 

     See   the   glorious   clouds   of   morning   Roll   away�察  �and   clear   and   bright 

Shine the rays of cloudless daylight ´ Wherefore will ye moan of night�拭�

    Never shall my  heart be   burthened With its   ancient woe   and fears�察  �I 

can drive them from my presence�察�I can check these foolish tears。 

     Back�察�ye Phantoms�察�leave�察�oh leave me To a new and happy lot�察�Speak 

no more of things departed�察�Leave mefor I know ye not。 

     Can it be that 'mid my gladness I must ever hear you wail�察�Of the grief 

that wrung my spirit�察�And that made my cheek so pale�拭�

     Joy is mine�察�but your sad voices Murmur ever in mine ear�此�Vain is all 

the Future's promise�察�While the dreary Past is here。 

     Vain�察�oh worse than vain�察�the Visions That my heart�察�my life would fill�察�

If the Past's relentless phantoms Call upon me still� �



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           VERSE�此                   �THANKFULNESS 



     My God�察�I thank Thee who hast made The Earth so bright�察�So full of 

splendour and of joy�察�Beauty and light�察�So many glorious things are here�察�

Noble and right� �

     I thank Thee�察�too�察�that Thou hast made Joy to abound�察�So many gentle 

thoughts   and   deeds   Circling   us   round�察 �That   in   the   darkest   spot   of   Earth 

Some love is found。 

     I  thank   Thee    MORE      that  all  our  joy  Is  touched   with   pain�察 �That 

shadows fall on brightest hours�察�That thorns remain�察�So that Earth's bliss 

may be our guide�察�And not our chain。 

     For Thou who knowest�察�Lord�察�how soon Our weak heart clings�察�Hast 

given us joys�察�tender and true�察�Yet all with wings�察�So that we see�察�gleaming 

on high�察�Diviner things� �

     I   thank   Thee�察  �Lord�察  �that   Thou   hast   kept   The   best   in   store�察  �We   have 

enough�察�yet not too much To long for more�此�A yearning for a deeper peace�察�

Not known before。 

     I thank Thee�察�Lord�察�that here our souls�察�Though amply blest�察�Can never 

find�察�although they seek�察�A perfect rest ´ Nor ever shall�察�until they lean On 

Jesus' breast� �



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          VERSE�此                   �HOME´SICKNESS 



    Where I am�察�the halls are gilded�察�Stored with pictures bright and rare�察�

Strains   of   deep   melodious   music   Float   upon   the   perfumed   air�此�   Nothing 

stirs   the  dreary   silence   Save   the  melancholy     sea�察 �Near    the  poor   and 

humble cottage�察�Where I fain would be� �

    Where   I   am�察  �the   sun   is   shining�察�And   the   purple   windows   glow�察  �Till 

their rich armorial shadows Stain the marble floor below�此� Faded Autumn 

leaves   are   trembling�察  �On   the   withered   jasmine   tree�察  �Creeping   round   the 

little casement�察�Where I fain would be� �

    Where I am�察�the days are passing O'er a pathway strewn with flowers�察�

Song     and   joy  and   starry  pleasures    Crown    the  happy    smiling    hours�此� 

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