Beauty On Earth

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Bright shadows ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ shoots of bliss,
¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ world's gladness ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
A day to seek;
Eternity in time; the steps ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
We Climb ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ Lamps that light
Man through his heap of dark days; ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦

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¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ Paradise; ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
The Cool ¦¦¦¦¦ day;
The Creatures' _Jubilee_; God's parle with dust;
Heaven here; ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ hills of Myrrh, and flowers;
Angels descending; ¦¦¦ Returns of Trust;
A Gleam of glory, ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦

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¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ love-feasts; Time's Prerogative,
And Interest
¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ home of rest.
The milky way chalked out with suns; ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ and in full story
A taste of Heav'n on earth; ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦
¦¦¦ a full feast: And ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ glory.


(Blackout of Son-Days by Henry Vaughan)