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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Jun 11, 1896

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 22, No. 23.

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MOODS

By Eliza H. Morton

BY ELIZA H. MORTON.
At times the heart is restless As ship on tossing sea, Or lost, bewildered song-bird That knows not where to flee; Again ’tis dark and gloomy As pine trees in their shade, Or sky when storm is raging And cloud on cloud is laid.
And oft a mood that’s dreamy Fills all the soul with fire, And then we touch a key-note On fancy’s golden lyre, And songs we sing while weeping Spring from the lip and brain And give exquisite pleasure So keen it’s almost pain.
The passionate, wild longings The hot heart holds at bay May sway the eager spirit All through the livelong day; Then like a bell at evening, With throbbings soft and low, Bring memories athronging From out the long ago.
And calm, and, O, so restful The peace that then we know, Like moonlight brightly mirrored In waters deep below! O life that rises higher, And higher yet, above The changing moods of earth-land To God’s eternal love!
North Deering, Me.