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~Tbe Glfearnwr?’.
O ’er the golden -harvest-plain,
T he An^elwS | | ringing.
T he gleaners in the autum n gjjgjgjg
In h -h e ^ k n ^ 4 ife e t, with heads betp | g j | ,
T heir firv eiit praise' are' bringing,
And their scan ty -g arn ered ' s h e a v e d
• Are touched w ith loftier meaning^*'
As th eir'p atien t lips re p e a t,^ - | | g
■ B thank T h ee,-L o rd ,'f dr g l e a n i n g
O ^ r the br4i(n-reaped p l a i n s ^ life,
The ^unsek bellsyire^riltging.
An e a rn e d soul in autum n T^loway |
T h a t gleans b u t' l i t t l H ^ . below >
Tb^God his p ra ise je b rip g m ^ g ’
A nd1 his Jeanty-garnefeM ^kea^es |
Are' transform ed Whh golden meaning,-.
As he spdaks, not tearfully, „ L
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“J thank T kee,;Lord, fo tg le a n in g ?
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,-.l_Alm a Payton, ’12