Author: Thomas N. Stanford
Cites
- John Keble (1)
- IN: Melodies for Childhood (1857) Poetry, American
EPIGRAPH: Oh! say not, dream not, heavenly notes
To childish ears are vain;
That the young mind at random floats,
And cannot reach the strain.
Dim, or unheard, the words may fall,
And yet the heaven-taught mind
May learn the sacred air, and all
The harmony unwind.
FROM: The Christian Year, Catechism, (1876), Book, UK