I DO believe
That, while in this old world few things are sure,
Right, truth, and love forevermore endure;
That these are ’mongst the things most worth our while
--A song, a smile,
The wiping of a tear from eyes that grieve.
I do believe
That in the day of famine or of feast
That one is richest who has sought the least;
That, spite of all earth’s woes, and tears, and pains,
Love is, and reigns;
And sunshine through the ages Time doth weave.
I do believe
God plants some seeds of gladness in each day,
And smiles on children happy at their play;
That living men, though paupers, churls, or slaves,
Are more than graves
To which the grass and mosses damply cleave.