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WHATEVER IS - IS BEST by ELLA WHEELER WILCOX

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First Line: WE KNOW AS WE GROW OLDER
Last Line: WHATEVER IS -- IS BEST.

We know as we grow older
And our eyes have clearer sight
That under each sad wrong, somewhere
There lies the root of right!

We know that the soul is aided
Sometimes by the heart's unrest
And to grow, means often to suffer
That whatever is -- is best.

We know there are few errors
In the great eternal plan,
And that all things work together
For the final good of man.

That each sorrow has its purpose
By the sorrowing, oft unguessed:
That as sure as the sun brings morning,
Whatever is -- is best.



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