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THE STAR OF THE MINE.
From the deep chambers of a mine,
With heavy gloom o'erspread,
I saw a star at noontide shine,
Serenely o'er my head.
With heavy gloom o'erspread,
I saw a star at noontide shine,
Serenely o'er my head.
I had not seen it 'midst the glow
Of the rich upper day;
But in that shadowy world below,
How my heart bless'd its ray!
Of the rich upper day;
But in that shadowy world below,
How my heart bless'd its ray!
And still, the farther from my sight
Torches and lamps were borne,
The purer, lovelier, seem'd the light
That wore its beams unshorn.
Torches and lamps were borne,
The purer, lovelier, seem'd the light
That wore its beams unshorn.
Oh! what is like that heavenly spark?
—A friend's kind, steadfast eye;
Where, brightest when the world grows dark,
Hope, cheer, and comfort lie!
—A friend's kind, steadfast eye;
Where, brightest when the world grows dark,
Hope, cheer, and comfort lie!
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