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CANADIAN SINGERS AND THEIR SONGS Spirit of Song, life's golden ray That burneth in this house of clay
 * Despite the stress of blast & tempest

To quench the flickering light & play;

Rapture of seraphs bright thou art, Yet kindlest in the human heart
 * The fluid soul's upbreathed emotion,

Whose light shines clear as a star apart,—

A fairer light of sweeter fame Than science knows to praise or blame,
 * Wherein the soul has open vision,

And feels the glow of His holy flame.

Theodore H. Rand — 115