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I ask not for ease and riches Nor earth's jewels for my part But I have the best of wishes For a pure and honest heart. Oh, pure heart so true and tender Fairer than the lilies white The pure heart alone can render Songs of joy both day and night. Should I cherish earthly treasure It would fly on speedy wings The pure heart a plenteous measure Of true pleasure daily brings. Oh, pure heart so true and tender Fairer than the lilies white The pure heart alone can render Songs of joy both day and night. Eve and morn my prayers ascending To God's heaven on wings of song Seek the joy that knows no ending The pure heart that knows no wrong. Oh, pure heart so true and tender Fairer than the lilies white The pure heart alone can render Songs of joy both day and night.

Comment: I was reared by my maternal grandmother who made this song the theme of her life. Keeping it here helps me remember her and remember the truth the song expresses.

My great-grandfather thwarted her ambition to study for a career of her own and, twice-widowed with young children, she and her children suffered much from his bigotry. I think this quotation by Helen Keller describes quite well how she lived her life:

I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.

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