"VESPERS."
: • 1 Lord, give us eye« i jj j To see the beauty of Thy skies . j I ■ —Thy peaceful' skies—at even-fall; j :| Far hills beneath this velvet pall, j I: ; And these wide plains, outstretched below j jjj ' The sunset's tranauil afterglow, • = • Where snowy gulls pass out of sight . | | j Upon a flood of light. j :j 1 Lord, tune our ears j Hi To hear, as a musician hears, i | j ' The last soft bird-note on the breeze, j j r aint hummings of belated bees, . j j | And, murmuring 'neaith the traffic's din, i ; j The wavelets, as the tide comes in, i : j And up the gulf and estuary , < \ : i .Swells the unresting sea. | »: Lord, thro' the fuss j E i And noise of earth still come to us, I j ; : Thy touch upon our hearts that ache, y : i Thy voice above such sounds as make ; j ■ i Discord; and for our loved one's sake. \; :i Thy all enfolding presence, stay ;• With us, as ends the day. X —(Copied) from Annis Burrows. uw
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20520, 22 March 1930, Page 4 (Supplement)
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