Poems (Vadlan)/Heart of Gold
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HEART OF GOLD
One, a woman freed from dross
This heart of gold possessed:
'Twas not the cost.
That souled her rest,
But Christ, who saved the lost.
This heart of gold possessed:
'Twas not the cost.
That souled her rest,
But Christ, who saved the lost.
One, had 'a heart of gold,
That helped along the way;
In kindness manifold,
That held a Heaven taught sway,
And rocked the soul.
That helped along the way;
In kindness manifold,
That held a Heaven taught sway,
And rocked the soul.
One, had a heart of gold
That soothed the grief
Of many in the fold,
Where twined the wreath
Of sorrow round the soul,
That soothed the grief
Of many in the fold,
Where twined the wreath
Of sorrow round the soul,
One, had a heart of gold
That shone in beauty's gleam;
Its warmth dispelled the cold
And made one dream
The priceless value of a soul.
That shone in beauty's gleam;
Its warmth dispelled the cold
And made one dream
The priceless value of a soul.
One, had a heart of gold
Who heaped it high:
That others might behold
And hear the cry,
"Come unto me," lost soul.
Who heaped it high:
That others might behold
And hear the cry,
"Come unto me," lost soul.
One, had a heart of gold
Who richness ran
In shimmering stream untold;
Reaching beyond the farthest strand
Where lived the soul.
Who richness ran
In shimmering stream untold;
Reaching beyond the farthest strand
Where lived the soul.
One, had a heart of gold,
Who gave its wealth
To suffering and rolled
The glory by stealth
In place, where God is soul.
Who gave its wealth
To suffering and rolled
The glory by stealth
In place, where God is soul.
One, had a heart of gold,
Whose melting spread
In love so wondrous old:
In words so sweetly said
It satisfied the soul.
Whose melting spread
In love so wondrous old:
In words so sweetly said
It satisfied the soul.
Heart of gold. live thou
Beneath the crowning brow;
Let the golden light
Speed on its flight;
Till Time wings thy soul to God.
Beneath the crowning brow;
Let the golden light
Speed on its flight;
Till Time wings thy soul to God.