'Tis not for mortals always to be blest.

'Tis not for mortals always to be blest.

A spring of love gushed from my heart,
And I bless'd them unaware.

A spring of love gushed from my heart,
And I bless'd them unaware.

Prayers go up and blessings come down

Prayers go up and blessings come down

You must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing.

You must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing.

The blest to-day is as completely so,
As who began a thousand years ago.

The blest to-day is as completely so,
As who began a thousand years ago.

For blessings ever wait on virtuous deeds,
And though a late, a sure reward succeeds.

For blessings ever wait on virtuous deeds,
And though a late, a sure reward succeeds.

The benediction of these covering heavens
Fall on their heads like dew, for they are worthy
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The benediction of these covering heavens
Fall on their heads like dew, for they are worthy
To inlay heaven with stars.

Amid my list of blessings infinite,
Stands this the foremost, "That my heart has bled."

Amid my list of blessings infinite,
Stands this the foremost, "That my heart has bled."

To heal divisions, to relieve the oppress'd,
In virtue rich; in blessing others, bless'd.

To heal divisions, to relieve the oppress'd,
In virtue rich; in blessing others, bless'd.