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58 | Linden Harp#59a | 59b |
Text: | Loving and forgiving |
1 O loving and forgiving,
Ye angel words of earth,
Years were not worth the living,
If ye, too, had not birth.
O loving and forbearing,
How sweet your missions here!
The grief that ye are sharing,
Hath blessings in its tear.
2 O stern and unforgiving,
Ye evil words of strife,
That mock the means of living
With never-ending strife.
O harsh and unrelenting!
How would ye meet the grave,
If heaven as unrepenting
Forbore not nor forgave!
3 O loving and forgiving,
Ye angel words of earth,
Years were not worth the living,
If ye, too, had not birth:
Still breathe your influence o'er us,
When'er by passion cross'd,
And, angel-like, restore us,
The paradise we lost.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | O loving and forgiving |
Title: | Loving and forgiving |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1855 |