281 ~ There Lives a Voice Within Me
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There lives a voice within me, Guest angel of my heart, Whose whisperings strive to win me To act a noble part. Up evermore it springeth Like some sweet melody, And evermore it singeth This song of songs to me:
Refrain
This world is full of beauty That points the soul above, And if we did our duty, It might be full of love.
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The leaf tongues of the forest, The flower lips of the sod, The birds that hymn their raptures Up to the throne of God; The summer wind that bringeth Joy over land and sea, Have each a voice that singeth This song of songs to me:
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O voice of God most tender, O voice of God divine, Still be my heart's defender Till every thought is Thine; My soul in gladness bringeth Its songs of praise to Thee, While all around me singeth This song of songs to me: