Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: JUonc ALONE, in the noisy restless street; Thousands hurrying to and fro Lonelier make me as I go Creeping onwards with none to greet. , First far backward a sunnier day Home-known faces in quiet dells, Till up-and-down music of chiming bells Brings me back as they comforting say, Jesus and Mary were out at night, When the winds were sharp and the stars were bright. aioiu 35 Then a glimpse of my after-delight, Heart with heart and hand in hand, A flood of sunshine over the land, Autumn rich and Summer bright. Yet Summer was short and Autumn poor, Turbid streams and cloudy skies, Now but darkness round me lies, No red glare from an open door. But Jesus and Mary were out at night, When the winds were sharp and the stars were bright. No sweet voice or joyous smile, No kind glance or bosom warm, Morn and even, calm or storm, Cold below, and none beguile. Alone, alone, keen though it be, The Olive Grove was keener still, The Nails and Lance, the darkened Hill, And all alone for love of me. Jesus and Mary were out at night, When the winds were sharp and the stars were bright. Alone in the desolate, crowded street, Dipping down with a curve of lights, Shining silver, glistening sights Right and left, but none to greet. Yon church windows, lit up for prayers, Magdalene Saint though Sinner there ; Lead me, Lord, her lot to share, And let me tread the golden stairs. For Jesus and Mary were out at night, When the winds were sharp and the stars were bright. Nonne omnes sunt administratorii spiritu$ in ministerium eos qui hereditatem capient salutis ? IND Guardian of my youth, still ever tend, Dear Angel form, Who soothed my soul and dried my tears, a friend In calm or storm. Bright Messenger of God, be near me still, When s...