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DEEP LOVE
Deep love will have its way. Remember how
The exile Joseph, master of the corn,
Gave Egypt and her cares a darkened brow
What time he sorrowed for the youngest born;
And how he plotted, for his heart's relief,
To bring his desert-faring brother back,
Pretending that the lad, become a thief,
Had stolen the silver cup within the sack.
The exile Joseph, master of the corn,
Gave Egypt and her cares a darkened brow
What time he sorrowed for the youngest born;
And how he plotted, for his heart's relief,
To bring his desert-faring brother back,
Pretending that the lad, become a thief,
Had stolen the silver cup within the sack.
Deep love will have its way. Remember how
The Shepherd turned from safety in the sky
And looked on slander with a beaming brow,
As if it were a trivial thing to die;
And how, albeit his flesh was roughly torn
And drained of blood, his pure and hallowed mind
Found comfort in the hope that thus was borne
The golden cup of love to all mankind.
The Shepherd turned from safety in the sky
And looked on slander with a beaming brow,
As if it were a trivial thing to die;
And how, albeit his flesh was roughly torn
And drained of blood, his pure and hallowed mind
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The golden cup of love to all mankind.
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