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grieve Not now； O Father！ now it mounts； it flies； To join the true self in
thy heart that waits； And； one with it； be one with all the heavenly mates。
21。
Trusting thee； Christ； I kneel； and clasp thy knee； Cast myself down；
and kiss thy brother…feet One self thou and the Father's thought of thee！
Ideal son； thou hast left the perfect home； Ideal brother； to seek thy
brothers come！ Thou know'st our angels all； God's children sweet； And of
each two wilt make one holy child complete。
22。
To a slow end I draw these daily words； Nor think such words often to
write again Rather； as light the power to me affords； Christ's new and old
would to my friends unbind； Through words he spoke help to his thought
behind； Unveil the heart with which he drew his men； Set forth his rule
o'er devils； animals； corn； and wind。
23。
I do remember how one time I thought； 〃God must be lonelyoh； so
lonely lone！ I will be very good to himah； nought Can reach the heart of
his great loneliness！ My whole heart I will bring him； with a moan That I
may not come nearer； I will lie prone Before the awful loveliness in
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loneliness' excess。〃
24。
A God must have a God for company。 And lo！ thou hast the Son…God
to thy friend。 Thou honour'st his obedience； he thy law。 Into thy secret life…
will he doth see； Thou fold'st him round in live love perfectly One two；
without beginning； without end； In love； life； strength； and truth； perfect
without a flaw。
25。
Thou hast not made； or taught me； Lord； to care For times and
seasonsbut this one glad day Is the blue sapphire clasping all the lights
That flash in the girdle of the year so fair When thou wast born a man；
because alway Thou wast and art a man； through all the flights Of thought；
and time； and thousandfold creation's play。
26。
We all are lonely； Makereach a soul Shut in by itself； a sundered
atom of thee。 No two yet loved themselves into a whole； Even when we
weep together we are two。 Of two to make one； which yet two shall be； Is
thy creation's problem； deep； and true； To which thou only hold'st the
happy； hurting clue。
27。
No less than thou； O Father； do we need A God to friend each lonely
one of us。 As touch not in the sack two grains of seed； Touch no two hearts
in great worlds populous。 Outside the making God we cannot meet Him he
has made our brother： homeward； thus； To find our kin we first must turn
our wandering feet。
28。
It must be possible that the soul made Should absolutely meet the soul
that makes； Then； in that bearing soul； meet every other There also born；
each sister and each brother。 Lord； till I meet thee thus； life is delayed； I
am not I until that morning breaks； Not I until my consciousness eternal
wakes。
29。
Again I shall behold thee； daughter true； The hour will come when I
shall hold thee fast In God's name； loving thee all through and through。
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Somewhere in his grand thought this waits for us。 Then shall I see a smile
not like thy last For that great thing which came when all was past； Was
not a smile； but God's peace glorious。
30。
Twilight of the transfiguration…joy； Gleam…faced； pure…eyed； strong…
willed； high…hearted boy！ Hardly thy life clear forth of heaven was sent；
Ere it broke out into a smile； and went。 So swift thy growth； so true thy
goalward bent； Thou； child and sage inextricably blent； Wilt one day teach
thy father in some heavenly tent
31。
Go； my beloved children； live your life。 Wounded； faint； bleeding；
never yield the strife。 Stunned； fallen…awake； arise； and fight again。 Before
you victory stands； with shining train Of hopes not credible until they are。
Beyond morass and mountain swells the star Of perfect lovethe home of
longing heart and brain
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