One by one the moments fall; Some are coming, some are going
ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTERTo listen to Earth’s weary voices Louder every day Bidding her no longer linger
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Kinds hearts are here; yet would the tenderest one Have limits to its mercy; God has none.
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Lead me, O Lord, till perfect Day shall shine through Peace to Light.
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Seated one day at the organ
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I do not ask, O Lord, that life may be a pleasant road.
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I know too well the poison and the sting of things too sweet.
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Dreams grow holy put in action; work grows fair through starry dreaming,
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On her charm’d way But hasten to her task of beauty Scarcely yet begun.
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One by one bright gifts from heaven Joys are sent thee here below
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Some pure ideal of a noble life That once seemed possible?
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Have we not all, amid life’s petty strife
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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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One of these lives is a fancy, But the other one is true.
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Half my life is full of sorrow, Half of joy, still fresh and new
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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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Be strong to hope, O Heart! Though day is bright,
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