FAITH
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Drop by drop that never ceasing falls, Water wears its way through granite walls; Thought by thought that, conscious of its power, Goes forth from the heart each day, each hour,— Love shall conquer every hate-born breath, Life Eternal triumph over death. Step by step that ever tends to rise, Man shall scale the heights of Paradise; Prayer by prayer that knows all might is given, Man shall win through fleshly bars—to Heaven.