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	''Hope'' is a poem written by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] first published in the collected volume [[Songs of the Road]] on 16 march 1911.		''Hope'' is a poem written by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] first published in the collected volume [[Songs of the Road]] on 16 march 1911.


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	== Hope ==		== Hope ==

	Faith may break on reason,~~<br />~~		<poem>
	Faith may prove a treason~~<br />~~		Faith may break on reason,
	To that highest gift~~<br />~~		Faith may prove a treason
	That is granted by Thy grace;~~<br />~~		To that highest gift
	But Hope! Ah, let us cherish~~<br />~~		That is granted by Thy grace;
	Some spark that may not perish,~~<br />~~		But Hope! Ah, let us cherish
	Some tiny spark to cheer us,~~<br />~~		Some spark that may not perish,
			Some tiny spark to cheer us,
	As we wander through the waste!		As we wander through the waste!

			A little lamp beside us,
	A little lamp beside us,~~<br />~~		A little lamp to guide us,
	A little lamp to guide us,~~<br />~~		Where the path is rocky,
	Where the path is rocky,~~<br />~~		Where the road is steep.
	Where the road is steep.~~<br />~~		That when the light falls dimmer,
	That when the light falls dimmer,~~<br />~~		Still some God-sent glimmer
	Still some God-sent glimmer~~<br />~~		May hold us steadfast ever,
	May hold us steadfast ever,~~<br />~~
	To the track that we should keep.		To the track that we should keep.

			Hope for the trending of it,
	Hope for the trending of it,~~<br />~~		Hope for the ending of it,
	Hope for the ending of it,~~<br />~~		Hope for all around us,
	Hope for all around us,~~<br />~~		That it ripens in the sun.
	That it ripens in the sun.~~<br />~~		Hope for what is waning,
	Hope for what is waning,~~<br />~~		Hope for what is gaining,
	Hope for what is gaining,~~<br />~~		Hope for what is waiting
	Hope for what is waiting~~<br />~~
	When the long day is done.		When the long day is done.

			Hope that He, the nameless,
	Hope that He, the nameless,~~<br />~~		May still be best and blameless,
	May still be best and blameless,~~<br />~~		Nor ever end His highest
	Nor ever end His highest~~<br />~~		With the earthworm and the slime.
	With the earthworm and the slime.~~<br />~~		Hope that o'er the border,
	Hope that o'er the border,~~<br />~~		There lies a land of order,
	There lies a land of order,~~<br />~~		With higher law to reconcile
	With higher law to reconcile~~<br />~~
	The lower laws of Time.		The lower laws of Time.

			Hope that every vexed life,
	Hope that every vexed life,~~<br />~~		Finds within that next life,
	Finds within that next life,~~<br />~~		Something that may recompense,
	Something that may recompense,~~<br />~~		Something that may cheer.
	Something that may cheer.~~<br />~~		And that perchance the lowest one
	And that perchance the lowest one~~<br />~~		Is truly but the slowest one,
	Is truly but the slowest one,~~<br />~~		Quickened by the sorrow
	Quickened by the sorrow~~<br />~~
	Which is waiting for him here.		Which is waiting for him here.
			</poem>

TCDE-Team at 11:27, 22 July 2016

2016-07-22T11:27:58Z

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''Hope'' is a poem written by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] first published in the collected volume [[Songs of the Road]] on 16 march 1911.

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== Editions ==

* in ''[[Songs of the Road]]'' (16 march 1911, [[Smith, Elder & Co.]] [UK])
* in ''[[Songs of the Road]]'' (october 1911, [[Doubleday & McClure Co.|Doubleday, Page & Co.]] [US])
* in ''[[Songs of the Road]]'' (27 january 1920, [[John Murray]] [UK])
* in ''[[Songs of the Road]]'' (february 1920, [[John Murray]] [UK])
* in ''[[The Poems of Arthur Conan Doyle]]'' (21 september 1922, [[John Murray]] [UK])
* in ''[[The Poems of Arthur Conan Doyle]]'' (14 september 1928, [[John Murray]]'s ''Fiction Library'' [UK])

== Hope ==

Faith may break on reason, 
Faith may prove a treason 
To that highest gift 
That is granted by Thy grace; 
But Hope! Ah, let us cherish 
Some spark that may not perish, 
Some tiny spark to cheer us, 
As we wander through the waste!

A little lamp beside us, 
A little lamp to guide us, 
Where the path is rocky, 
Where the road is steep. 
That when the light falls dimmer, 
Still some God-sent glimmer 
May hold us steadfast ever, 
To the track that we should keep.

Hope for the trending of it, 
Hope for the ending of it, 
Hope for all around us, 
That it ripens in the sun. 
Hope for what is waning, 
Hope for what is gaining, 
Hope for what is waiting 
When the long day is done.

Hope that He, the nameless, 
May still be best and blameless, 
Nor ever end His highest 
With the earthworm and the slime. 
Hope that o'er the border, 
There lies a land of order, 
With higher law to reconcile 
The lower laws of Time.

Hope that every vexed life, 
Finds within that next life, 
Something that may recompense, 
Something that may cheer. 
And that perchance the lowest one 
Is truly but the slowest one, 
Quickened by the sorrow 
Which is waiting for him here.

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