A tiny thorn—and yet,
So deep its wound
There seems no healing balm
Can e'er be found.
So deep its wound
There seems no healing balm
Can e'er be found.
A hasty word—and yet
A sword-thrust keen;
What joy, unspoken still,
There might have been.
A sword-thrust keen;
What joy, unspoken still,
There might have been.
A tender touch—and yet
Possessing power
A heavy cross to ease
In darkest hour.
Possessing power
A heavy cross to ease
In darkest hour.
A winning smile—and yet
With sunshine fraught;
One may not know how great
The charm it wrought.
With sunshine fraught;
One may not know how great
The charm it wrought.
A gentle word—and yet
'Twere hard to say
How oft its echo cheers
A saddened day.
'Twere hard to say
How oft its echo cheers
A saddened day.
EVENING
While the stars are vigil keeping,
Be thou sleeping
Safe beneath a sheltering wing;
Trust in One who slumbereth never,
Guardeth ever,
Those who to His mercy cling.
Be thou sleeping
Safe beneath a sheltering wing;
Trust in One who slumbereth never,
Guardeth ever,
Those who to His mercy cling.
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