RECOMPENSE.
He begged of me the little toys at « night That I. had taken lest he play toq long. , The little broken toys, his sole de-t i light! I held him close in wiser arms and ' strong ' - And sang, with trembling voice, the, evensong. . So, Lord, like children at the even fall, We weep for broken playthings, , , loath to part Whilst Thou, unmoved because thou knowest.all Dost fold us from, the treasures of Thy heart. But we shall find them at the morning tide, Awaiting us unbroke and beautifleds
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Taranaki Daily News, 18 December 1929, Page 16 (Supplement)
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89RECOMPENSE. Taranaki Daily News, 18 December 1929, Page 16 (Supplement)
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