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THE WATER-BABIES: SONG. THE SUMMER SEA by CHARLES KINGSLEY

First Line: SOFT, SOFT WIND, FROM OUT THE SWEET SOUTH SLIDING
Last Line: SHIELD FROM SORROW, SIN, AND SHAME MY HELPLESS BABE AND ME.
SOFT, soft wind, from out the sweet south sliding,
Waft thy silver cloud webs athwart the summer sea;
Thin thin threads of mist on dewy fingers twining
Weave a veil of dappled gauze to shade my babe and me.

Deep deep Love, within thine own abyss abiding,
Pour Thyself abroad, O Lord, on earth and air and sea;
Worn weary hearts within Thy holy temple hiding,
Shield from sorrow, sin, and shame my helpless babe and me.



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