Philip James Bailey

Blessing star forth forever; but a curse
Is like a cloud--it passes.

Blessing star forth forever; but a curse
Is like a cloud--it passes.

Kindness is wisdom. There is none in life
But needs it and may learn.

Kindness is wisdom. There is none in life
But needs it and may learn.

Hell is the wrath of God--His hate of sin.

Hell is the wrath of God--His hate of sin.

When night hath set her silver lamp high,
Then is the time for study.

When night hath set her silver lamp high,
Then is the time for study.

See the gold sunshine patching,
And streaming and streaking across
The gray-green oaks; and catching,
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See the gold sunshine patching,
And streaming and streaking across
The gray-green oaks; and catching,
By its soft brown beard, the moss.