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Frederick George Scott - The Skylark's Message

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SWEET little upturned faces, <br /> Poor little hands and feet, <br />Little eyes that are careworn and anxious <br /> From hunger and want in the street, <br />Hear ye that skylark singing <br />5 <br /> Like an angel far away? <br />'Tis bringing to you a message <br /> From the Golden Gates of day. <br />Ah, little know ye of the meadows, <br /> Poor little blistered feet, <br />10 <br />Down in the smoke of the city, <br /> Down in the noise of the street! <br />But it sings of a better country, <br /> Where tired little hearts can rest; <br />Of a sun that shines for ever, <br />15 <br /> And the love of a Father's breast. <br />O poor little weary spirits, <br /> I would that ye knew its song, <br />For the world is very heartless, <br /> And your journey may be long; <br />20 <br />And ye need such heavenly music <br /> To cheer you in the night, <br />Little hearts that are now so noble, <br /> Little souls that are now so white. <br />I would that ye heard it always, <br />25 <br /> That sweet bird's voice within, <br />When the heart is sad and lonely <br /> In the long, long struggle with sin; <br />Till a rest comes out of the sunset <br /> For the labouring hands and feet, <br />30 <br />And a silence has fallen for ever <br /> On the noise and the dust of the street.<br /><br />Frederick George Scott<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-skylark-s-message/

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