Philip James
Philip James
Philip Jameswas an American composer, conductor and music educator...
views mountain spirit
It is fine to stand upon some lofty mountain thought, and feel the spirit stretch into a view.
path
Not a single path Of thought I tread, but that it leads to God.
immortality settling
One thought settles a life, an immortality.
values
The value of a thought cannot be told.
work
We live not to ourselves, our work is life.
stars heaven fields
Stars which stand as thick as dewdrops on the field of heaven.
soul temples stills
The temples perish, but the God still lives.
crush two sorrow
Sorrow is a stone that crushes a single bearer to the ground, while two are able to carry it with ease.
wise ignorance errors
The truth is perilous never to the true, Nor knowledge to the wise; and to the fool, And to the false, error and truth alike, Error is worse than ignorance.
stars light names
Star canto: star speaks light, and world to world Repeats the passage of the universe To God; the name of Christ--the one great word Well worth all languages in earth or heaven.
wind breathe wave
The wind breathes not, and the wave Walks softly as above a grave.
dream states happens
Dreams are rudiments Of the great state to come. We dream what is About to happen.
eye tired looks
I am tired of looking on what is, One might as well see beauty never more, As look upon it with an empty eye. I would this world were over. I am tired.
acquisition harvest application
Application is the price to be paid for mental acquisition. To have the harvest, we must sow the seed.