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THE PRAYERS OF SAINTS by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON

First Line: NO FRAGRANCE OF THE EARLY MONTHS, WHEN EARTH
Last Line: PERFUMED AND PERFECT FOR THAT HEAVENLY PLACE.
Subject(s): EARTH; FACES; GOD; PRAYER; SAINTS; WORLD;

NO fragrance of the early months, when earth
Teems with the pledge of after-blossoming,
No May day scents of bud and leaf, no morn
Of June rose-regal -- none of these have worth
For sweetness of the savor they do bring
Compared with that rich incense swift upborne
By saintly prayers unto God's very face --
Soul emanations, odors mixed with grace,
Perfumed and perfect for that heavenly place.



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