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Rh To the little lives that ripen

'Neath the shelter of its wings;

God's delays are no denials,

As He waits He sings!

They alone are seers and singers

Who invalidate despair

By the lofty hopes they cherish,

By the gallant deeds they dare,

By the ceaseless aspirations

Of a life of prayer.

Brothers, sisters, lift your voices,

May the rapture of your song