Poems (Hoffman)/The Other Side (I have looked on the other side of life)
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THE OTHER SIDE.
I have looked on the other side of life,
The side men seldom view,
I have stopped my ears to earth's jarring sound,
I have veiled my eyes, and on holy ground
I have planted my feet anew.
The side men seldom view,
I have stopped my ears to earth's jarring sound,
I have veiled my eyes, and on holy ground
I have planted my feet anew.
And I've seen the nobler side of life,
And I've found in this estate
That the things sometimes least prized on earth
Are really of the richest worth,
Somewhere in Truth's estimate.
And I've found in this estate
That the things sometimes least prized on earth
Are really of the richest worth,
Somewhere in Truth's estimate.
And I fret no more 'gainst the prison bars
Where my soul beat deaf and blind;
For I know to-day that the best success
Is not to be blessed, but to live and bless,
And peace is the pearl I find.
Where my soul beat deaf and blind;
For I know to-day that the best success
Is not to be blessed, but to live and bless,
And peace is the pearl I find.
I flutter no wings for forbidden things
That never were meant for me;
'Tis sweeter to know in the highest plan
I am doing the very best I can,
Whatever that best may be.
That never were meant for me;
'Tis sweeter to know in the highest plan
I am doing the very best I can,
Whatever that best may be.