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34 God ever seeks His children's bliss,

Appeals to them; and, rightly heard,

The music of creation is

The echo of His Word.

But when the child has learnt his part,

The echo is an answer strong;

A prayer up-springing from the heart

That blossoms in a song.

Christ is the Living Word of God,

His Poem and His Prophecy;

The homeward way His Feet have trod

Mankind must travel by.