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There's a song in my soul that is growing—
A seed, O my star in the night!
That was dropped in my heart in the sowing,
And is struggling for life in the light;—
A breeze that is gentle and stilly,
And has passed through a garden in bloom,
And is sweet with the scent of the lily,
And rich with the rose's perfume.
A seed, O my star in the night!
That was dropped in my heart in the sowing,
And is struggling for life in the light;—
A breeze that is gentle and stilly,
And has passed through a garden in bloom,
And is sweet with the scent of the lily,
And rich with the rose's perfume.
'T is a rosebud whose petals are blushing
With its half-hidden longing to blow,—
A fountain, whose waters are gushing
From deeps where the spirit-tides flow.
And as out of a bower of bushes
A bird unexpectedly starts,
So the song unexpectedly rushes
From the depth of my heart of hearts.
With its half-hidden longing to blow,—
A fountain, whose waters are gushing
From deeps where the spirit-tides flow.
And as out of a bower of bushes
A bird unexpectedly starts,
So the song unexpectedly rushes
From the depth of my heart of hearts.
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As the bird takes flight through the air
And alights on a stately pine,
So flies from me theeward, my fair,
The song that was mine and is thine.
For I am the bush-made bower,
And thou art the stately tree,
And my song is the bird, O my flower,
And the bird has a message for thee.
And alights on a stately pine,
So flies from me theeward, my fair,
The song that was mine and is thine.
For I am the bush-made bower,
And thou art the stately tree,
And my song is the bird, O my flower,
And the bird has a message for thee.
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