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HELP EACH OTHER.
I never knew a kindness yet,
But, as Time's seasons ran,
Some seed of hope from it was set
That promised good for man:
I never knew a feeling heart,
In needful cases shown,
But it a spirit could impart
Congenial to its own!
But, as Time's seasons ran,
Some seed of hope from it was set
That promised good for man:
I never knew a feeling heart,
In needful cases shown,
But it a spirit could impart
Congenial to its own!
For kindness is a power divine,
An essence not of earth;
It wreathes the everlasting shrine
Where holiest things have birth:
It hath a life beyond to-day;
And, when this life is o'er,
'Twill meet us smiling on our way,
And good for good restore!
An essence not of earth;
It wreathes the everlasting shrine
Where holiest things have birth:
It hath a life beyond to-day;
And, when this life is o'er,
'Twill meet us smiling on our way,
And good for good restore!
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I never knew a generous hand
Grow poorer for such deed;
A power we all can understand
Still bids that hand succeed.
Whate'er a noble act may cost,
Whate'er the service given,
A kindness done is never lost;
Neither on earth nor heaven!
Grow poorer for such deed;
A power we all can understand
Still bids that hand succeed.
Whate'er a noble act may cost,
Whate'er the service given,
A kindness done is never lost;
Neither on earth nor heaven!
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