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Deem not that they are blest alone
Whose days a peaceful tenor keep:
The God who pities men has shown
A blessing for the eyes that weep.

The light of smiles shall fill again
The lids that overflow with tears,
And weary hours of woe & pain
Are earnests of serener years.

O there are days of sunny rest,
For every dark & troubled night
Grief may abide, an evening guest
But joy shall come with early light.

And those who o'er thy friends low bier
Sheddest the bitter drops like rain
Hope that a brighter happier sphere
Will give him (her) to thy arms again.

For God hath marked each anguished day,
And numbered every secret tear
And Heavens long age of bliss shall pay 
For all his children suffer here

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