Couldst thou once hear the earnest tone
In which she speaks a firm command,
(A Medes' and Persians' law alone,
'Tis thus her word I understand);
And yet, so just is she, and true,
There is no room for thought of fear,
Nor, can I swerve with her for guide,
My mother dear.
In which she speaks a firm command,
(A Medes' and Persians' law alone,
'Tis thus her word I understand);
And yet, so just is she, and true,
There is no room for thought of fear,
Nor, can I swerve with her for guide,
My mother dear.
Couldst thou but love her as I've loved,
A love my other loves beyond,
Her depths of tenderness had proved
How firmly knit the precious bond;
My sunshine is her ready smile,
Her presence always I revere,
Away, my sky is overcast.
My mother dear.
A love my other loves beyond,
Her depths of tenderness had proved
How firmly knit the precious bond;
My sunshine is her ready smile,
Her presence always I revere,
Away, my sky is overcast.
My mother dear.
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The milestones flit! Is growing old
The passing of the years away?
The flower to me doth still unfold
More perfect beauty day by day;
Of self, her own, hath she no thought,
'Tis eve, how to others cheer,
And thus her youth eternal blooms,
My mother dear.
The passing of the years away?
The flower to me doth still unfold
More perfect beauty day by day;
Of self, her own, hath she no thought,
'Tis eve, how to others cheer,
And thus her youth eternal blooms,
My mother dear.
THE CROSS BEFORE
Lord, I kneel thy cross before,
Pardon for my sins implore,
Strength to serve thee evermore.
Pardon for my sins implore,
Strength to serve thee evermore.
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