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Per Pacem Ad Lucem Adelaide Anne Procter I DO not ask, O Lord, that life may be A pleasant road; I do not ask that Thou wouldst take from me Aught of its load; I do not ask that flowers should always spring Beneath my...
One By One The Sands Are Flowing Adelaide Anne Procter One by one the sands are flowing, One by one the moments fall: Some are coming, some are going; Do not strive to grasp them all. One by one thy duties wait thee; Let thy...
My God, I Thank Thee Who Hast Made Adelaide Anne Procter My God, I thank Thee who hast made The earth so bright; So full of splendour and of joy, Beauty and light; So many glorious things are here, Noble and right! I thank Thee,...
Fidelis Adelaide Anne Procter You have taken back the promise That you spoke so long ago; Taken back the heart you gave me- I must even let it go. Where Love once has breathed, Pride dieth, So I struggled, but in vain, First to keep...
Envy Adelaide Anne Procter He was the first always: Fortune Shone bright in his face. I fought for years; with no effort He conquered the place: We ran; my feet were all beeding, But he won the race. Spite of his many successes, Men loved...
Doubting Heart Adelaide Anne Procter WHERE are the swallows fled? Frozen and dead, Perchance, upon some bleak and stormy shore. O doubting heart! Far over purple seas They wait, in sunny ease, The balmy southern breeze, To bring them to their northern homes once more....
A Woman’s Question Adelaide Anne Procter BEFORE I trust my fate to thee, Or place my hand in thine, Before I let thy future give Color and form to mine, Before I peril all for thee, question thy soul to-night for me. I break all...
A Lost Chord Adelaide Anne Procter SEATED one day at the Organ, I was weary and ill at ease, And my fingers wandered idly Over the noisy keys. I do not know what I was playing, Or what I was dreaming then ; But I...
