Be hopeful, sweet singer; man may not raise <br />To lays that thou pourest high peans of praise: <br />The nightingale's song will ever delight, <br />Though sung in the gloom and silence of night. <br /> <br /> <br />Beautiful maiden, may never envy <br />Blanch the sweet roses and dim thy bright eye: <br />Purity, innocence, God is thy guide, <br />Angels shall guard and watch by thy side. <br /> <br /> <br />Bright stream, we bless thee; we trace thee afar <br />Down the green valley; Hope's beautiful star <br />Gleams on thy bosom; may never again <br />Wild fires of passion thy life-current drain. <br /> <br /> <br />Be hopeful, hope ever; hope never dies; <br />In midst of our sorrows hope ever lies: <br />The hot brow of anguish, cooled by the balm <br />Dropp'd from her pinions, is trustful and calm.<br /><br />Janet Hamilton<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/be-hopeful-iv-the-resume/
