Poems (Clark)/Beautiful Helps
BEAUTIFUL HELPS
Only a delicate flower,
Lovely in form and hue,—
Sweet in its tender help,
To feelings loving and true.
Lovely in form and hue,—
Sweet in its tender help,
To feelings loving and true.
Only a beautiful thought,
Framed into fitting rhyme,
Helpful to lonely hearts,
Traveling the shores of time.
Framed into fitting rhyme,
Helpful to lonely hearts,
Traveling the shores of time.
Only a jubilant song
Sung as the glad heart sings,
Uplifting the longing soul
As though borne on unseen wings.
Sung as the glad heart sings,
Uplifting the longing soul
As though borne on unseen wings.
Scattered along the way
Beautiful helps abound:—
The glow of the sunset sky,
The ocean's song profound,
Beautiful helps abound:—
The glow of the sunset sky,
The ocean's song profound,
The light of a soul-lit face,
The grasp of a loving hand,
The bliss of a tender word,
And deeds that are noble and grand.
The grasp of a loving hand,
The bliss of a tender word,
And deeds that are noble and grand.
All things beautiful, true,
All things tender, are given
As helps in the onward way
That leads to the life of Heaven.
All things tender, are given
As helps in the onward way
That leads to the life of Heaven.