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| - | === A SOUL SET FREE === | + | ==== A SOUL SET FREE ==== |
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| A SHAFT of light broke over my bed, | A SHAFT of light broke over my bed, | ||
| - | “’Tis the coming of dawn,” was all I said. | + | \\ “’Tis the coming of dawn,” was all I said. |
| - | But the message had come through the light to me, | + | \\ But the message had come through the light to me, |
| - | “Not dawn, but the light of a soul set free.” | + | \\ “Not dawn, but the light of a soul set free.” |
| A bird sang gladly to the morn, | A bird sang gladly to the morn, | ||
| - | It sang of a world to love new born. | + | \\ It sang of a world to love new born. |
| - | But the song was not from the bird on the tree, | + | \\ But the song was not from the bird on the tree, |
| - | It was the song of a soul from the body free. | + | \\ It was the song of a soul from the body free. |
| - | A breeze that was light as a fairy’s kiss, | + | \\ A breeze that was light as a fairy’s kiss, |
| - | Whispered to me of eternal bliss. | + | \\ Whispered to me of eternal bliss. |
| - | But ’twas not the breeze of the nearby sea, | + | \\ But ’twas not the breeze of the nearby sea, |
| - | It was the touch of a soul from the body free. | + | \\ It was the touch of a soul from the body free. |
| A rustle of joy in the leaves o’er head, | A rustle of joy in the leaves o’er head, | ||
| - | “Home-coming of birds,” was all I said. | + | \\ “Home-coming of birds,” was all I said. |
| - | I caught the leaves which fell about me, | + | \\ I caught the leaves which fell about me, |
| - | They were jewels of love from a soul set free. | + | \\ They were jewels of love from a soul set free. |
| The rain-drops fell on each little flower, | The rain-drops fell on each little flower, | ||
| - | And a rainbow broke like an arch of power. | + | \\ And a rainbow broke like an arch of power. |
| - | And in each color I could see, | + | \\ And in each color I could see, |
| - | The life of a soul from the body free. | + | \\ The life of a soul from the body free. |
| Then, far in the distance, higher and higher, | Then, far in the distance, higher and higher, | ||
| - | There came a glad shout of a heavenly choir. | + | \\ There came a glad shout of a heavenly choir. |
| - | And a welcome beyond the gates I could see, | + | \\ And a welcome beyond the gates I could see, |
| - | To a soul forever free—free—free. | + | \\ To a soul forever free—free—free. |
| - | —Evelyn Whitell. | + | \\ —Evelyn Whitell. |
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