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LOVE'S LANTERN
(For Aline)
Because the road was steep and long
And through the dark and lonely land,
God set upon my lips a song
And put a lantern in my hand.
And through the dark and lonely land,
God set upon my lips a song
And put a lantern in my hand.
Through miles on weary miles of night
That stretch relentless in my way
My lantern burns serene and white,
An unexhausted cup of day.
That stretch relentless in my way
My lantern burns serene and white,
An unexhausted cup of day.
O golden lights and lights like wine,
How dim your boasted splendours are.
Behold this little lamp of mine;
It is more starlike than a star!
How dim your boasted splendours are.
Behold this little lamp of mine;
It is more starlike than a star!
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