Fountains of tears.
[Lat., Fons lacrymarum.]

Fountains of tears.
[Lat., Fons lacrymarum.]

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

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

We weep when we are born,
Not when we die!

We weep when we are born,
Not when we die!

Thank God for grace,
Ye who weep only! If, as some have done,
Ye grope tear-blinded in read more

Thank God for grace,
Ye who weep only! If, as some have done,
Ye grope tear-blinded in a desert place
And touch but tombs,--look up! Those tears will run
Soon in long rivers down the lifted face,
And leave the vision clear for stars and sun.

There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.

There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.

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

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

A stoic of the woods,--a man without a tear.

A stoic of the woods,--a man without a tear.

Tears are words that are too deep to be spoken...

Tears are words that are too deep to be spoken...

Tears are words the heart can't express

Tears are words the heart can't express