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                                              A Midnight Hymn
                                                                  True Beauty
                                          ______________________
                    ________________________
To thee, all glorious, ever blessed Power,
What is the gaudyfurniture of dress
I consecrate this silent midnight hour
To the fine [[unclear]] of modesty and grace?
While solemn darkness covers o'er the sky,
What is the blooming tincture of the skin
And all things wrapp'd in gentle slumbers lie.
To peace of mind and harmony within?
Unwearied let me praise thy holy Name.
What the bright sparkling of the finest eye,
*For the rich mercies which thy hand impart,
To the soft soothing's of a calm reply?
Health to my flesh, and comfort to my heart
Can comeliness of form, of shape, or air,
O my my prayers before thy throne arise.,
With comeliness of words and deeds compare?
An humble but accepted sacrifice
No - those at first the unwary heart may gain;
And when thou dost my weary eye-lids close,
But these these only can that heart reatain.
And to my body grant a soft repose,
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May my ethereal Guardian kindly spread
Loveliness needs not the foriegn aid of ornament,
His wings, and from the tempter screen my head;
But is, when undorn'd, adorn'd the most.
Grant of celestial light some piercing beam,
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To bless my sleep and sanctify my dreams.
Beauty is a fading Flower
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*And every thought with gratitude inflame,

Revision as of 01:29, 13 September 2020

                                                                  True Beauty
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What is the gaudyfurniture of dress To the fine unclear of modesty and grace? What is the blooming tincture of the skin To peace of mind and harmony within? What the bright sparkling of the finest eye, To the soft soothing's of a calm reply? Can comeliness of form, of shape, or air, With comeliness of words and deeds compare? No - those at first the unwary heart may gain; But these these only can that heart reatain. _____________________________________________ Loveliness needs not the foriegn aid of ornament, But is, when undorn'd, adorn'd the most. _____________________________________________ Beauty is a fading Flower