 | The poetical works of Samuel Woodworth |  |
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THE DEAF AND DUMB.
The ills which call for pity's tear,
Were all in mercy given;
The fettered tongue, obstructed ear,
And every wo we suffer here,
Invite us back to Heaven.
Were all in mercy given;
The fettered tongue, obstructed ear,
And every wo we suffer here,
Invite us back to Heaven.
But he who binds the bleeding heart
By sorrow's tempest riven,
Whose kindness dries the tears that start,
Performs a man's, an angel's part,
And aids the plan of Heaven.
By sorrow's tempest riven,
Whose kindness dries the tears that start,
Performs a man's, an angel's part,
And aids the plan of Heaven.
Then see the tear from misery's cheek,
By love and genius driven!
Behold! they gain the end they seek!
The deaf can hear! the dumb can speak!
And praise approving Heaven.
By love and genius driven!
Behold! they gain the end they seek!
The deaf can hear! the dumb can speak!
And praise approving Heaven.
And now a bright and glorious morn
Succeeds a dusky even;
The dazzled soul, but newly born,
In wonder lost, salutes the dawn,
And hails the sun of heaven.
Succeeds a dusky even;
The dazzled soul, but newly born,
In wonder lost, salutes the dawn,
And hails the sun of heaven.
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