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“YONDER A CLOUD!”
Yonder a cloud in the deep blue sky,
Ever so small a cloud!
'Twill gather to thunder by and bye
And the storm will speak aloud.
Ever so small a cloud—pure white
On the blue sky's spotless space:
'Twill thicken to lurid black by night
And darken the sky's whole face.
Ever so small a cloud!
'Twill gather to thunder by and bye
And the storm will speak aloud.
Ever so small a cloud—pure white
On the blue sky's spotless space:
'Twill thicken to lurid black by night
And darken the sky's whole face.
Yonder a cloud, between heart and heart,
Ever so small a cloud:
Yet gloom will gather, and light depart,
And souls will be bent and bowed.
Yonder a cloud! Be it ever so small,
Let the breeze of love awake
And hasten it forth, or hopes will fall
And sorrowful hearts will break.
Ever so small a cloud:
Yet gloom will gather, and light depart,
And souls will be bent and bowed.
Yonder a cloud! Be it ever so small,
Let the breeze of love awake
And hasten it forth, or hopes will fall
And sorrowful hearts will break.
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Smile and be glad ere the great winds roar
And the great seas madden and rise,
Ere the fierce waves whiten the whole long shore
And the black clouds darken the skies.
Yonder a cloud! Be it ever so small,
Take warning—cease to be proud:
For world-wide grief, or an empire's fall,
Begins with “yonder a cloud!”
And the great seas madden and rise,
Ere the fierce waves whiten the whole long shore
And the black clouds darken the skies.
Yonder a cloud! Be it ever so small,
Take warning—cease to be proud:
For world-wide grief, or an empire's fall,
Begins with “yonder a cloud!”
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