Show BURNS AND HIS MARY he sang and duty and manhood all creeds above of tho dear green earth in her beauty and the dewy glory 0 love but the sweetest chord he gave was the requiem poured oer his lost loves grave then life was but futile longing and earth but a beauteous tomb but songs through the silence were thronging and glory dwelt in the gloom and sorrow the harper skilled and strong from the breaking heart drew its sweetest song when thy grief had heavenward striven in melody trembling to prayer did thy mary remember in heaven her lovo by the braes of ayr we know not but earth that heard theo sing must cherish thy song to her latest spring deep heart so lavish in loving oh wayward and broken heart As safe from our shallow reproving As deaf to our praise thou art yet thy song shall thrill us while love shall last and thy sorrow move us till death be past maggie clare in new york bun |