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Augusta Larned (18351924)
Perfect Peace
I
Reflects the beauty of the sky:
No passions rise or billows roll,
And only God and heaven are nigh.
Creating peace without alloy;
A sacred happiness we know,
Too high for mirth, too deep for joy.
Unconscious where the current runs,
We rest in God’s infinity
Of bliss, that circles stars and suns.
The narrow bounds of time and space,
And looking up with still delight
We catch the glory of his face.