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"Joy is a Duty," -- so with golden lore / The Hebrew rabbis taught in days of yore, / And happy human hearts heard in their speech / Almost the highest wisdom man can reach.
But one bright peak still rises far above, / And there the Master stands whose name is Love, / Saying to those whom weary tasks employ: / "Life is divine when Duty is a Joy. "