With healing on its wings, and you'll forgive
With kindness the offender, and make better, hearts
That otherwise would look on you with hate.
For Love has a creating power, and those we love
Will love us back again.

And it will extend, far as

Love has no limit, the mind can think,

The thoughts can reach. It asks for peace and happiness

For all; the rich, the poor, the wicked and the good.
It leads us to seek out the sorrowful,

To" weep with those who weep," and to rejoice
With those who do rejoice, and pour the balm
Of peace into the heart of wretchedness and sin.
It leads us up to heaven; for Love is heaven's air
And element and light; and all in heaven is Love.

I HAVE BEEN TO RIDE.

I have been to ride,
By my father's side;
I could ride forever
By that clear river,
When the morning breeze
Waves the leafy trees;
Where the birds are singing,
The sweet flowers springing,
And the sun is bright,
As if shade nor blight
Could in coldness come
To their blessed home.

But my father says,
That the river's ways
Will be filled with frost,

And the leaves be lost

From the beautiful trees,
And the gentle breeze
Will stir them no more;
That the wind's wild roar
Will wither the flowers,
And the sunny hours
Will be clouded, and shade

O'er all will be laid.

Yet a land there is, Where the balmy breeze, Waves unwithering trees; Birds of Paradise are Making melody there To the sweet flowers, Yet fairer than ours; And they never will fade, For there is no shade; But all is made bright By the Fountain of Light, And there the pure river Of life flows forever.

SONG TO THE STARS.

Silent stars! do you look down From your high and azure throne? Earth's mild beauties do you see, Mountain, river, rock and tree?

Do

you hear the various sounds,

With which our rolling world abounds?
The wandering wind of many tones;
Now loud it roars, then low it moans !
Do you hear its music sweet,

As its breath the young leaves meet,
Gliding o'er the clustering vine,
Sweeping through the shadowy pine?
O! its voices are to me
Sweeter than all minstrelsy!
Silent stars! I do not know

Why I always love you so.

On me does your beauty shine
With a harmony divine,

Through the clear and tranquil air,
Looking down so pure and fair,
That I feel you are my friends;
And your light a quiet sends
То my sad and youthful heart,
That I would not have depart,
Like a voice of hope and peace,
Bidding my childhood's sorrows cease.