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1849–1916

THE HOUR BEFORE THE DAWN

James Whitcomb Riley

The hour before the dawn! O ye who grope therein, with fear and dread And agony of soul, be comforted, Knowing, ere long, the darkness will be gone,

And down its dusky aisles the light be shed; Therefore, in utter trust, fare on — fare on, This hour before the dawn!

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