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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�
Slowly��