And learn to count on more and ever more,—
In the remembered joy of yesterday,
In the full rapture of to-day’s delight,
And knowledge of the happiness to come,
We learn to let life pass without regret,
We learn to hold life softly and in peace,
We learn to meet life gladly, full of faith,
We learn what God is, and to trust in Him!
THE BEDS OF FLEUR-DE-LYS.
High-lying, sea-blown stretches of green turf,