“Joy is like restless day; but peace divine
Like quiet night;
Lead me, O Lord, — till perfect Day shall shine
Through Peace to Light.”

— Adelaide Anne Procter

"Per Pacem ad Lucem".
A Chaplet of Verses (1862)

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English poet and songwriter 1825–1864

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