Have we not all, amid life’s petty strife, / Some pure idea of a noble life / That once seemed possible?
ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTERJoy is like restless day; but peace divine like quiet night.
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Joy is like restless day; but peace divine like quiet night.
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Hours are golden links, God’s token Reaching heaven; but one by one Take them
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Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.
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Lead me, O Lord, till perfect Day shall shine through Peace to Light.
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With heaven’s light upon their wings:Every word has its own spirit
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Dreams grow holy put in action.
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Each man has some part to play.
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One by one the moments fall; Some are coming, some are going
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Every word man’s lips have uttered Echoes in God’s skies.
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Be strong, O Heart of mine, Look towards the light!
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Half my life is full of sorrow, Half of joy, still fresh and new
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Some pure ideal of a noble life That once seemed possible?
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See how time makes all grief decay.
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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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But where each flows on unmingling, both are fruitless and in vain.
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