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LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY - 1918 by JOHN KENDRICK BANGS

First Line: WHEN OVER-BURDENED WITH ITS CARE
Last Line: MINE EYES WILL FIND THEIR WAY TO LIGHT.
Subject(s): LINCOLN, ABRAHAM (1809-1865); PRESIDENTS, UNITED STATES;
WHEN over-burdened with its care
My soul seems yielding to despair,
I think of him to whom today
All men a golden tribute pay.

Who in the midst of trials sore
His burden uncomplaining bore,
And out of bitterness ran on
To splendid laurels nobly won;

And from the thought of him I too
Gain confidence and courage true,
And faith sublime, that thro' the night
Mine eyes will find their way to light.



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