Seated one day at the organ
ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTERLead me, O Lord, till perfect Day shall shine through Peace to Light.
More Adelaide Anne Procter Quotes
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Did we not hear The flutter of its wings, and feel it near, And just within our reach? It was.
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Do no cheat thy Heart and tell her, ‘Grief will pass away.’
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Joy is like restless day; but peace divine like quiet night.
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The stars can only shine In the dark night.
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Hours are golden links, God’s token Reaching heaven; but one by one Take them
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Be strong to hope, O Heart! Though day is bright,
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Lead me, O Lord, till perfect Day shall shine through Peace to Light.
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Do not look at life’s long sorrow; see how small each moment’s pain.
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To listen to Earth’s weary voices Louder every day Bidding her no longer linger
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Hark! the hours are softly calling Bidding Spring arise To listen to the rain-drops falling From the cloudy skies
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On her charm’d way But hasten to her task of beauty Scarcely yet begun.
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See how time makes all grief decay.
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Words are mighty, words are living:Serpents with their venomous stings,Or bright angels, crowding round us
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Have we not all, amid life’s petty strife, / Some pure idea of a noble life / That once seemed possible?
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And yet We lost it in this daily jar and fret, And now live idle in a vague regret
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