Peter, outworn, And menaced by the sword, Shook off the dust of Rome; And, as he fled, Met one, with eager face, Hastening cityward, And, to his vast amaze, It was The Lord....
When, with bowed head, And silent-streaming tears, With mingled hopes and fears, To earth we yield our dead; The Saints, with clearer sight, Do cry in glad accord,-- "A soul released from prison...
He only sees both sides of that dark vail That hangs before men's eyes-- He only. It is well! Hope ever stands unseen Behind the screen, For knowledge would bring Hope to sudden death,...
"Rattle and clatter and clank and whirr,"-- And it's long and long the day is. From earliest morn to late at night, And all night long, the selfsame song,---...