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Though Crushed Like a Lilly and Broken——
The sun shining down from the heavens
  Never seemed fairer to you
Than love's golden dream at the offset
  When first you held it in view.
It was just like a lilly in Eden,
  As pure and as white and as fair,
Till crushed like a reed and then broken
  By the one who had promised to care.

Oh father look down from the heavens,
  When love like a poor turtle dove,
Is crushed the the stem of a lilly
  By the hand of the one that you loved.
Look down and pity the poor broken heart
  And grant it some strength from up there,
So that love's cruel sting ne'er will bitterness bring
  To a soul that is just, pure and fair.

When the one who has promised to love you
  Does trample a love that is true,
And turns you aside for another
  When your heart it is broken in two.
Look up to heaven for guidance
  He comfort and solace will give,
Though crushed like the lilly and broken
  He will help you to bear it and live.

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