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LOVE
If Love were only kissing, then
Love were a sorry thing for men;
Love were a sorry thing for men;
But Love is trying how to bless
A home with strength and tenderness;
A home with strength and tenderness;
And working hard to buy the bread,
And bonnets for a little head;
And bonnets for a little head;
And daily bringing home a life
Of honour to an earnest wife;
Of honour to an earnest wife;
And duly naming at the board
The style and mercy of the Lord;
The style and mercy of the Lord;
And watching in the children's growth
The beauty of the marriage-oath;
The beauty of the marriage-oath;
And proving that a young desire,
Though flame, was consecrated fire.
Though flame, was consecrated fire.
If Love were only kissing, then
Love were a sorry thing for men.
Love were a sorry thing for men.
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