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So prayed the Monk: when suddenly he heard

An Angel speaking thus: “Know, O my Son,

The words had all been vain, but hearts were stirred,

And saints were edified, and sinners won,

By his, the poor lay Brother’s humble aid

Who sat upon the pulpit stair and prayed.”

THE SACRED HEART

By Adelaide Anne Procter

What wouldst thou have, O soul,