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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,