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JORDAN, I stand a-gaze upon the shore
Of that deep mind of thine, and trembling hold
My breath the while thy pæans glad and bold
Above the wild world's discord rise and soar.
So came the desert-wearied ones of yore,
To rest and breathe refreshment manifold,
Beside thy sweet-voiced name-stream, as it rolled;
So paused, and quailed its sounding depths before.
Of that deep mind of thine, and trembling hold
My breath the while thy pæans glad and bold
Above the wild world's discord rise and soar.
So came the desert-wearied ones of yore,
To rest and breathe refreshment manifold,
Beside thy sweet-voiced name-stream, as it rolled;
So paused, and quailed its sounding depths before.
Yes, looking down thy stream of thought, so clear,
So clear, yet bottomless, my mortal hand
Clips the frail growth around—the first thing near—
To stay my feet, else from that giddy stand
My soul could fall with one blind plunge and sheer
Quit of thy boundless hopes and promised land!
So clear, yet bottomless, my mortal hand
Clips the frail growth around—the first thing near—
To stay my feet, else from that giddy stand
My soul could fall with one blind plunge and sheer
Quit of thy boundless hopes and promised land!
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