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The Little Cloud.
Two voices.
(First voice.)
—Look! look! towards the sea,
And the tidings bring to me.
And the tidings bring to me.
(Second voice.)
—Nothing, nothing meets the eye,
Save parched earth and burning sky.
Save parched earth and burning sky.
(First voice.)
—Look! look! with humble prayer;
Look seven times, and ne'er despair.
Look seven times, and ne'er despair.
(Second voice.)
Ah! a little cloud I spy,
Like a white hand on the sky.
Like a white hand on the sky.
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Haste! haste! for life away—
Tell the king there's no delay;
Say that little cloud contains
Promise of abundant rains.
Tell the king there's no delay;
Say that little cloud contains
Promise of abundant rains.
God has pledged it—and 'tis done.—
See, thick clouds are rolling on;
Spreading, spreading black as night—
Earth and heaven are shut from sight.
See, thick clouds are rolling on;
Spreading, spreading black as night—
Earth and heaven are shut from sight.
But the storm, tho' wild above,
Is to man the voice of love,
Bidding famished nature live,
And his hopes with her revive.
Is to man the voice of love,
Bidding famished nature live,
And his hopes with her revive.
They, who trust the King of kings,
Find each storm a blessing brings.—
Look! look, with humble prayer,—
Look to heaven, and ne'er despair.
Find each storm a blessing brings.—
Look! look, with humble prayer,—
Look to heaven, and ne'er despair.
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