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"IT IS MORE BLESSED"

Give! as the morning that flows out of heaven;

Give! as the waves when their channel is riven;

Give! as the free air and sunshine are given;

Lavishly, utterly, joyfully give!

Not the waste drops of thy cup overflowing;

Not the faint sparks of thy hearth ever glowing;

Not a pale bud from the June roses blowing:

Give as He gave thee who gave thee to live.