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The Singers.
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The second, with a bearded face,Stood singing in the market-place,And stirred with accents deep and loudThe hearts of all the listening crowd.
A gray, old man, the third and last,Sang in cathedrals dim and vast,While the majestic organ rolledContrition from its mouths of gold.
And those who heard the Singers threeDisputed which the best might be;For still their music seemed to startDiscordant echoes in each heart.
But the great Master said, “ I seeNo best in kind, but in degree;I gave a various gift to each,To charm, to strengthen, and to teach.
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