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MOTIVES.
Well done, my soul, well done,Out of thy grief to rear a ladder tallTo reach the land that lies beyond the sun,To scale the jasper wall,And rise to glory on grief's stepping-stone.
God looks into the tide,Angel and demon troubled, of a man's mind;And if my alms are scattered far and wide,Only my love to find,Only to pave a path to reach her side-
Will He accept from meMy worship, gifts-the heavens are very still,No answer do I hear, no sign I see,If I but knew His will;Would He would come a-walking on the sea.
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The storm is overpast, for sweet and fairA sudden radiance shone o'er wave and lea;And in the glory trembling through the air,He came unto me walking on the sea.
The heavy waves that had rushed to and froCowered at His feet in sudden melody;And all transfigured in the shining glowDid He come to me walking on the sea.