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from Flower of Youth: Poems in War Time by Katharine Tynan Hinkson — automated transcript, may contain recognition errors.

to one and grief by catherine tinen hinkson read for librivox dot org by larry wilson for june nineteen thirteen september nineteen fourteen simon the cyrenian bore the cross of christ up calvary hill blessed be simon's lot before honor and ease and world's good will you you would choose his lot above all gifts and glories yea all love now when for your two glorious men your heart is broken and your joy on earth shall not be built again oh what a lover what a boy dear heart look up who helps you on the way that you must walk alone for when the cross that you must bear galls your poor shoulders till they bleed and when the thorns are in your hair and love lies bleeding then indeed one will come stepping light and take the tears the burden the heartbreak happy is she who to thine ears abhors all her lamentations

yea when thou dost wipe away her tears and healing words of comfort say thou makest thy cross both sweet and light for souls like hers that walk in white this recording is in the public domain

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