Tears are words the heart can't express

Tears are words the heart can't express

Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.

Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.

Oh! too convincing--dangerously dear--
In woman's eye the unanswerable tear!
That weapon of her weakness she can read more

Oh! too convincing--dangerously dear--
In woman's eye the unanswerable tear!
That weapon of her weakness she can wield,
To save, subdue--at once her spear and shield.

Dear Lord, though I be changed to senseless clay,
And serve the Potter as he turn his wheel,
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Dear Lord, though I be changed to senseless clay,
And serve the Potter as he turn his wheel,
I thank Thee for the gracious gift of tears!

If you wish me to weep, you must first show grief yourself.

If you wish me to weep, you must first show grief yourself.

The tear forgot as soon as shed,
The sunshine of the breast.

The tear forgot as soon as shed,
The sunshine of the breast.

Words that weep, and tears that speak.

Words that weep, and tears that speak.

For Beauty's tears are lovelier than her smile.

For Beauty's tears are lovelier than her smile.

Ope the sacred source of sympathetic tears.

Ope the sacred source of sympathetic tears.