The Poetical Works of George Barlow In Ten [Eleven] Volumes |
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“HOW SWEET THE WORLD CAN BE!”
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The world was sweet to some, love,'Twas sweet perhaps to thee,
Long years before we met, love,
And just as blue the sea.
But never till we met, love,
Were all things sweet to me;
I never, never, knew, love,
How sweet this world can be!
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No doubt the sea was blue, love,And white the white may-tree—
But I, I never knew, love,
Until love taught it me.
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How brightly bloomed the tree;
Yes, everything seemed new, love,
Because you smiled at me.
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And now I know at last, love,How bright God's world can be;
The bloomless days are past, love,
A light is on the sea.
New life thy love has brought me,—
I give that life to thee,
For thou alone hast taught me
How sweet the world can be!
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