Take joy home, 

 And make a place in thy great heart for her, 

 And give her time to grow, and cherish her ; 

 Then will she come, and oft will sing to thee, 

 When thou art working in the furrows ; ay. 

 Or weeding in the sacred hour of dawn. 

 It is a comely fashion to be glad — 

 Joy is the grace we say to God. 



Jean Ingelow. 



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