Almost, as gained; and though aside I start,

Belie Thee daily, hourly,—still Thou art,

Art surely as in heaven the sun at noon;

How much so e’er I sin, whate’er I do

Of evil, still the sky above is blue,

The stars look down in beauty as before:

It is enough to walk as best we may,

To walk, and, sighing, dream of that blest day

When ill we cannot quell shall be no more.

III