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ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF MY BIRTHDAY.
The meanest child of earth
May—must—sustain
Some one connecting link
In time's great chain.
May—must—sustain
Some one connecting link
In time's great chain.
He in his wisdom planned
My course through life;
He saw if I should fall
Or conquer in the strife.
My course through life;
He saw if I should fall
Or conquer in the strife.
He knows the soul he formed,
He hears each feeble prayer
Which, when to Heaven breathed,
Finds entrance there.
He hears each feeble prayer
Which, when to Heaven breathed,
Finds entrance there.
He knows the heart he framed,
Each feeling ere it rise;
He sees each struggling tear,
He hears its sighs.
Each feeling ere it rise;
He sees each struggling tear,
He hears its sighs.
He knows each blessing's worth,
He knows each trial's power,
He knows each trial's power,
