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A SUNSET by JAMES HERVEY HYSLOP

First Line: BEYOND HORIZON'S BAR IN TWILIGHT SPLENDID
Last Line: THE MOOD OF FAITH, OF COURAGE, AND OF REVERENCE.
Subject(s): COURAGE; EVENING; FAITH; NATURE; VALOR; BRAVERY; SUNSET; TWILIGHT; BELIEF; CREED;
BEYOND horizon's bar in twilight splendid,
The sun moves calmly onward in his mellow light,
And turns his reddened glow on watching millions;
Who, flushed with wond'ring ecstasy, are chained
By beauty and sublimity in firmest grasp
Of worship, silent and serene, and living
Divinely patient for the morrow, with its task
Of quiet duties, hardly borne, until the hour
When nature's art and passion kindles equally
The mood of faith, of courage, and of reverence.



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