The Heart Of Night

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When all the stars are sown
 Across the night-blue space,
 With the immense unknown,
 In silence face to face.
 We stand in speechless awe
 While Beauty marches by,
 And wonder at the Law
 Which wears such majesty.
 How small a thing is man
  In all that world-sown vast,
  That he should hope or plan
  Or dream his dream could last!

  O doubter of the light,
  Confused by fear and wrong,
  Lean on the heart of night
  And let love make thee strong!

  The Good that is the True
  Is clothed with Beauty still.
  Lo, in their tent of blue,
  The stars above the hill!

© Bliss William Carman