The Lyre Harp

A strain upon a lyre harp

sweeps a sound so low

That only those who gather round

Can catch its sweetness flow,

A strain which takes all suffering

A woman’s heart seems torn

A tune of seeming martyrdom

For her son she mourns

A strain of sadness at the tomb

She searches for her dead

An angel pointing to the skies

Which dawns a crimson red

A strain upon twelve tender hearts

Who sit in…

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