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Excerpt from My Creed and Other Poems The majority of the poems included in this volume have not hitherto appeared in print. A few were published in "New Songs," an anthology from the press of Chapman and Hall, London, in 1907. Some others have appeared in various periodicals to whose editors thanks are due for courteous permission to republish at this time. The author would also here express to his mother and his friend, Dr. Henry van Dyke, his deep gratitude for their generous services in reading the proof and for the many valuable suggestions they have given him. Now as these scattered songs of faith and love and friendship are sent upon their way the author prays his friends, for whom they are intended, to separate the chaff from the wheat and retain as their own what they shall find to be worth the keeping. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Creed of My Heart: And Other Poems The Creed of My Heart I. The night was heavy with sorrow: I heard the plash of its tears: I caught the breath of its sighing: I felt the gloom of its fears. II. The storm has died into silence; but its voice is awake in my soul; And through me, in sad procession, the plaints of its anguish roll: 'Why do we strive and suffer? Why do we work and weep? We live, and our days are numbered. We die, and dark is our sleep. Who reaps the fruit of our travail? Who gains the meed of our toil? For whom do we drive life's furrow? For whom do we sow life's soil? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.