By the Sea, and Other Verses — Psalm CXXI

INSCRIBED TO MY SISTER, R.

S.

B.

Lift up thine eyes unto the hills;

A pure and fragrant breath Is wafted from their purple tops,-- The Heaven-sent breath of _Faith_.

Lift up thine eyes unto the hills;

Beyond their shadowy slope The Sun of Righteousness doth rise In roseate dawn of _Hope_.

Lift up thine eyes unto the hills;

Around, below, above, The holy sky is all aglow With the warm light of _Love_.

Lift up thine eyes unto the hills;-- Faith, Hope and Love are given To point from fading joys of earth, To endless joy of Heaven.

TO R.

T.

B.