'To make the dark world bright;

My silvery beams can not struggle far

Through the folding gloom of night;

But I'm only a part of God's great plan,

And I'll cheerfully do the best I can.'

"A child went merrily forth to play,

But a thought, like a silver thread,

Kept winding in and out, all day,

Through the happy golden head.

Mother said,—'Darling, do all you can;