Memoir and remains of the Rev. James D. Burns ... By the late Rev. James Hamilton [i.e. J. D. Burns] |
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[There is love which springs up in a moment of gladness]
There is love which springs up in a moment of gladness,
That can bloom a short summer, and wither as fast;
But the love that has slowly grown strong amidst sadness
Is rooted far deeper, and longer will last.
That can bloom a short summer, and wither as fast;
But the love that has slowly grown strong amidst sadness
Is rooted far deeper, and longer will last.
In the depth of our spirit that passion we cherish,
There it smiles a sweet vision through sunshine and shade—
A clear lasting star, its light never shall perish
Till the heart that it gladden'd itself has decay'd.
There it smiles a sweet vision through sunshine and shade—
A clear lasting star, its light never shall perish
Till the heart that it gladden'd itself has decay'd.
Though sad death from the sight the beloved may sever,
The heart to its hope is still faithful and true;
And the memory of joy that has vanish'd for ever
Is dearer than all that allures in the view.
The heart to its hope is still faithful and true;
And the memory of joy that has vanish'd for ever
Is dearer than all that allures in the view.
That chord in the heart is still mournfully ringing,
Though the voice that once thrill'd it for ever is gone,—
As the branch that the nightingale perch'd on while singing
Will quiver though from it the sweet bird has flown.
Though the voice that once thrill'd it for ever is gone,—
As the branch that the nightingale perch'd on while singing
Will quiver though from it the sweet bird has flown.
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