Smile on, dear face! and let the whole world know
Love stills each tempest on earth's troubled sea;
Smile on despite all fears, and boldly show
Life's pearl beneath its depths of misery.
Smile on, dear eyes! Like gleams of April sun,
Deny each sullen trick of storm and shower;
Smile on, and dry earth's tear-drops one by one
Until Love's warmth unfolds the perfect flower.
Smile on, dear heart! For all God's gifts are thine,
And thou His love and bounty dost declare.
Smile on! Love's true reflections through thee shine,
God's gifts to all mankind—to own, to share.
