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XXIV
IN THE CITY, II
Nay, but thy God is near thee where thou wilt,
Not less nor more in solitude or crowd.
Take heart of grace, and go not heavy-browed,
Unless it be for consciousness of guilt.
God made the country; yea, but God hath built
All dwellings of his creatures, and endowed
Their lives with courage—else like water spilt
Upon the earth or as a melting cloud.
Haply they know it not, who never raise
A heavenward eye; they do the Giver wrong,
And yet He blesses. Thou with purer gaze
Shalt surely see the Arm that makes thee strong;
And if at times amid these murky ways
The vision pales, it will not be for long.
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