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LINES TO A PUMPING ENGINE FOR A RELIGIOUS HOUSE: 1. OLD STYLE by FLORENCE CONVERSE

First Line: THIS IS SISTER WATER'S CELL
Last Line: SING LAUS DEO!
Subject(s): RELIGION; WATER SUPPLY; WELLESLEY COLLEGE; THEOLOGY; DAMS; RESERVOIRS; WATER MAINS;
THIS is Sister Water's cell,
She chose the little sunny dell,
She said, "Here will I dwell."

Sister Water recks nor cares
If it be holier otherwheres,
'Tis here she says her prayers

"Teach me, Lord, Thy wells to fill;
And where to splash, and when to spill;
Teach me to run up hill."

She climbs the hill with Brother Sun!
She ripples up the stairs! Well done,
Clean and humble one!

Here in Sister Water's cell,
God maketh miracle.
Light the candle, ring the bell,
Sing LAUS DEO!



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