E. A. Woodward - Life in Poetry lyrics

The measured lines their imageries reveal, And seek with purer thoughts the mind to fill, Subdue the pa**ions, and enthrone the will, And in the heart some worthier impulse seal. To bless the world, its needless cares disperse, The poet strives for highest realms of thought; His mind aflame, with deep compa**ion fraught, Will write his heart's convictions in his verse. His verse oft stirs emotion's deepest springs, From anguished souls the crushing pain decoys, In cheerless lives hope's sweetest anthem sings, And seals in hearts this life's sublimest joys. The bard unfolds in song thought's living power, Like opening bud reveals the fragrant flower.