The Atlanta constitution., 1900-07-16
The Lady olivia

And she rocks them to rest on her breast
at night.
And they only sing. and they only say
The Lady Olivia's way.
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She mingles not with the worldly strife:
Her only life IS the sweet home life
That life which is dearer than any other.
That taught the Christ's lips to murmur,
"Mother!"
And we love far best, in this needful
day.
The Lady olivia's way.
The Lady Olivial She shall be,
In life and death. like a dream to mel
1 shall worship her memory still. and
To follow her steps in dream-a dream!
And know God shall grant me. in some
far place.
To dream In her facet
The Gospel Ship.
The gospel ship is sailin'-
She got a heavy loadl
Don't let yo' faith be failin'-'
Believers. jump on bo'dl
But please. Lawd, see de owner
Don't take us folks fer Jonah.
Kaze overbo'd
VIII go de load
So come. believers. come on bo'dl
De gospel ship is sailin'-
She got de big sea-roadi
Believers. what is ailin'?
Believers. jump on bod!
But. please. Lawd. see de owner
Don't take US folks fer Jonah,
Kaze overbod
VIII go de load
So come. believers. jump on bo'di
Rest from the Storm.
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Many a song In the world. my dear
In the world so kind. so true:
With a tumult Of strife. but a swecter life
In beautiful thoughts of you!
In one beautiful thought which ever
brings
Rest from the storm of a thousand
thingsi
thlngsr'
Let me say tho sweet words Ger:
They are to me. dear. like the winds dim
wings
That watt ship to the shore
For. whether the skies be dark or blu~
turn from the trouble OF life TO you.
turn to you. dear. as the drowning turn
Their eyes to the gods above:
Life hath such lessons of Duty to learn.
And only one lesson of Lowell
It "a mingled. sometimes. with the sigh
and tear.
But tits only a lesson of Love. my dear.
A lesson OF Lowell Do the prophets
Earth's ruin, and wrath. and rustf
Did the dear gods make your eyes for me.
Only to weep DER my dust?
Shall 1 live with a sigh--shall die with
q song
T that have needed your love so long7
Over yonder the hills that rtse
UP to the living bluei
And I know. when the gods framed all
their skies.
They thought OF your eyes Of bluel
And they said: LET never soul con-
denim
II he lives in the beautiful Tight Of theGnr
How the swift song reels from my soul
awayl
How the thoughts all fervid rushi
For rye heard In tho Night that has
known no Day.
God saw to tho Silence: 'HushV'
And / rested from earth and its cruel
rods,
And the storm was earth's, and the 81
lence Gods.
But dream Of you not IN the lands
above
Whatever the sweet words said
How little comfort, sweetheart. hath Love
over the graves OF its deadi
Ere I ford the last river. with trembling
feet
VIII.
I would give all songs that the dear birds
sing
When sweet to their young they call
When the trees of spring are bourgeoh-
ing
For Love, that Is best Of ALL
For 1sova that lives when the whole world
The beautiful Love in a woman's eyesi
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oh. many a song in the world. my dear!
And the world Is kind and true:
But here Is the echo of tear
That IS heard by the heart Of you.
And whether tho skies be dark or blue,
7 turn from the trouble of life to you'll
The Coming of Miss Mary.
I never see de sunshine
In all de worl SO bright;
But long come sweet Miss Mary,
En- 1 know what make de ligbti
De gyarden-he des primpln'
In all he Sunday cloze;
But long come sweet Miss Mary.
En- know how come de rosel
De night come UP de hillside
Let down de eYentn' bars;
But long come sweet Miss Mary.
En- 1 know what make de starsi
Bekaze she des so purity,
De worl. rum cas- ter wes',
Tell sky. en- star, en- sunshine
"You better look yo' bes'P"
The Oft-Told Tale.
Thousands OF years the tale is told,
And even as a day,
With all their needs. and dreams, and
deeds