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A PATIENT
He watches her the livelong day,
A household spirit, star and stay;
He bends upon her till he dies
The still devotion of his eyes.
A household spirit, star and stay;
He bends upon her till he dies
The still devotion of his eyes.
O God, who took from him we see
The talent of activity,
To him mysteriously bereft
How much in charity was left!
The talent of activity,
To him mysteriously bereft
How much in charity was left!
A woman bent beneath the load,
And sang along the sacred road;
Faith showed a still unshaken spire,
Love lit the cot with tenfold fire!
And sang along the sacred road;
Faith showed a still unshaken spire,
Love lit the cot with tenfold fire!
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