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THE SWORD OF PAIN
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Ah! Not in golden city nor crystal sea,
But in wide circles of Infinity,
Our work is set; and not from harps of gold,
But hearts of men, deep harmonies are rolled!
Vast powers stir around us, and our course may be
  By other paths than those our fathers trod;
And Science, with her torch, unconsciously,
  Through strange new realms may lead men back
    to God.

He knows not Life who hath not felt the breath
Nor gazed once in the mocking eyes of Death.
The purest springs, the waters without stain,
Well upward from the burning heart of Pain.

Behold I saw in purest air afar
  A great light dawn and widen and increase,
With white flame crested like a perfect star,
  Above the Sword of Pain–the Crown of Peace!