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THE ROSE OF PEACEIF Michael, leader of Gods host

When Heaven and Hell are et,

!oo"ed do#n on $o% fro Heavens door&ost

He #o%ld his deeds for'et()roodin' no ore %&on Gods #ars

In his *ivine hoestead,

He #o%ld 'o #eave o%t of the stars

A cha&let for $o%r head(

And all fol" seein' hi +o# do#n,

And #hite stars tell $o%r &raise,

Wo%ld coe at last to Gods 'reat to#n,

!ed on +$ 'entle #a$s

And God #o%ld +id His #arfare cease,Sa$in' all thin's #ere #ell

And softl$ a"e a ros$ &eace,

A &eace of Heaven #ith Hell(-

A CRA*!E SO.GTHE an'els are stoo&in'A+ove $o%r +ed

The$ #ear$ of troo&in'With the #hi&erin' dead(Gods la%'hin' in heaven

To see $o% so 'oodThe shinin' SevenAre 'a$ #ith His ood(I "iss $o% and "iss $o%,M$ &i'eon, $ o#nAh, ho# I shall iss $o%When $o% have 'ro#n(

THE SO.G OF THE O!* MOTHERI RISE in the da#n, and I "neel and +lo#

Till the seed of the /re 0ic"er and 'lo#

And then I %st scr%+ and +a"e and s#ee&Till stars are +e'innin' to +lin" and &ee&And the $o%n' lie lon' and drea in their +edOf the atchin' of ri++ons for +oso and head,And their da$ 'oes over in idleness,And the$ si'h if the #ind +%t lift a tress1

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While I %st #or" +eca%se I a old,And the seed of the /re 'ets fee+le and cold(

WHE. 2O3 ARE O!*WHE. $o% are old and 'ra$ and f%ll of slee&,And noddin' +$ the /re, ta"e do#n this +oo",And slo#l$ read, and drea of the soft loo"

2o%r e$es had once, and of their shado#s dee&

Ho# an$ loved $o%r oents of 'lad 'race,And loved $o%r +ea%t$ #ith love false or tr%e)%t one an loved the &il'ri so%l in $o%,And loved the sorro#s of $o%r chan'in' face(

And +endin' do#n +eside the 'lo#in' +ars

M%r%r, a little sadl$, ho# love 0edAnd &aced %&on the o%ntains overheadAnd hid his face aid a cro#d of stars(