Gloom Of Night
Poet: Grace Duffield Goodwin
The gloom of night is dense and deep;
Rough is the path as we grope along;
Courage, Heart, as the shadows creep -
This is the matin-song:
After the night is noon;
After the journey, rest;
The world will waken in gladness soon,
And the heart that sings is blest!
The glare of the sun is hard and hot;
The road is dusty, the way is long;
Shift your burden, and heed it not, —
This is the even song:
After the noon is night;
After the journey, rest;
For the wind will wake and the stars be bright.
And the heart that sings is blest!