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OFFERINGS by WILLIAM BRIAN HOOKER

First Line: IF I COULD SING AS NO MAN EVER SANG
Last Line: I SHOULD HAVE LOVE, O LOVE, TO BRING TO YOU.
Subject(s): LOVE;

If I could sing as no man ever sang --
Find the red heart of that unspoken lore
That all sweet sound is only hunger for, --
If I might call the moonlight on the sea,
The river-lily's dream, the soul of dew,
To lead the voices of my harmony,
I should have songs, O Love, to sing to you.

If I could love as no man ever loved --
The seeking of the girl unsatisfied,
The passion of the bridegroom for the bride,
The mother's wonder in her newborn son,
The boy's fresh rapture in his life come true --
If I might compass all these loves in one,
I should have love, O Love, to bring to you.



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