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Henry Charles Beeching, ed. (1859–1919). Lyra Sacra: A Book of Religious Verse. 1903.

By Robert Bridges (1844–1930)

Since to be loved endures

 
SINCE to be loved endures,
  To love is wise:
Earth hath no good but yours,
  Brave, joyful eyes:
 
Earth hath no sin but thine,        5
  Dull eye of scorn:
O’er thee the sun doth pine,
  And angels mourn.