Lily Among Thorns
I took root in the ground
And time grew me to my youth
But among thorns was I found
A dark shield from the truth
O! I strained and i stretched
To see beyond the lifeless nights
The wretched rules were farfetched
From the depths of ominous sights
There, no ray of light was
That gloom was the soul's death
That here and there, did it toss
Me, a dying flower, bitter 's wreath
But O! A hand did I see
Outstretched and into the thick
To fight and deliver me to be
As free and certain as the tick
It came down from above and over
Was pierced and ah! It bled
In pain and agony until t'was over
After dew and sun, I was fed
O! A new standing I attained
Among the green in the fairest valley
All that i desire can be obtained
For the greatest hands keep me in that valley
I was the lily among the mounds of thorn
Shut out from the arms of the light
A lily for the good is now reborn
In a place and time, and light, ready to fight
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