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THERE must in heaven be many industries / And occupations, varied, infinite; / Or heaven could not be heaven. / What gracious tasks / The Mighty Maker of the universe / Can offer souls that have prepared on earth / By holding lovely thoughts and fair desires!
Art thou a poet to whom words come not? / A dumb composer of unuttered sounds, / Ignored by fame and to the world unknown? / Thine may be, then, the mission to create / Immortal lyrics and immortal strains, / For stars to chant together as they swing / About the holy centre where God dwells.