In blessing others thou thyself art blest!"

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LONELY SERVICE

Methought that in a solemn church I stood;

Its marble acres, worn with knees and feet,

Lay spread from door to door, from street to street.

Midway the form hung high upon the rood

Of Him who gave his life to be our good.

Beyond, priests flitted, bowed, and murmured meet

Among the candles, shining still and sweet.