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It pleased the Lord of Angels (praise His name! ) / To hear, one day, report from those who came / With pitying sorrow, or exultant joy, / To tell of earthly tasks in His employ.
For some were grieved because they saw how slow / The stream of heavenly love on earth must flow; / And some were glad because their eyes had seen, / Along its banks, fresh flowers and living green.