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A LIGHT IN THE WINDOW
Rain and wind and candlelight—
And let us pray a prayer to-night:
And let us pray a prayer to-night:
For every soul, since life is brief,
Little of trouble and less of grief.
Little of trouble and less of grief.
And set a light at the windowpane,
To guide Love home through the night and rain.
To guide Love home through the night and rain.
Rain and wind and candlelight—
And what shall we pray again to-night?
And what shall we pray again to-night?
For every life, whose way is dim,
The grace of God and trust in Him.
The grace of God and trust in Him.
A word, a song, till the tears be dried,
And Faith and Hope sit down beside.
And Faith and Hope sit down beside.
Rain and wind and candlelight—
And one last prayer to pray to-night:
And one last prayer to pray to-night:
For every heart in the dark and rain
To know its prayer is not is vain:
To know its prayer is not is vain:
A door flung wide, and a face aglow—
Love come back from the Long-Ago.
Love come back from the Long-Ago.
Then let the rain and the wind without
Threaten their worst and rave and shout:
Threaten their worst and rave and shout:
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For who will care, though the night is black—
Love to his own has wandered back.
Love to his own has wandered back.
Has wandered back through the rain and night,
Led home again by her candle's light.
Led home again by her candle's light.
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