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We weep when we are born,
Not when we die!
We weep when we are born,
Not when we die!
Dear Lord, though I be changed to senseless clay,
And serve the Potter as he turn his wheel,
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Dear Lord, though I be changed to senseless clay,
And serve the Potter as he turn his wheel,
I thank Thee for the gracious gift of tears!
Tears are the summer showers to the soul.
Tears are the summer showers to the soul.
No radiant pearl, which crested Fortune wears,
No gem that twinkling hangs from Beauty's wars.
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No radiant pearl, which crested Fortune wears,
No gem that twinkling hangs from Beauty's wars.
Not the bright stars which Night's blue arch adorn,
Nor rising suns that gild the vernal morn,
Shine with such lustre as the tear that flows
Down Virtue's manly cheek for others' woes.
There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
A child of those tears.
[Lat., Filius istarum lacrymarum.]
A child of those tears.
[Lat., Filius istarum lacrymarum.]
If you wish me to weep, you must first show grief yourself.
If you wish me to weep, you must first show grief yourself.
The tear forgot as soon as shed,
The sunshine of the breast.
The tear forgot as soon as shed,
The sunshine of the breast.
Tears are the silent language of grief
Tears are the silent language of grief
