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Where the horn of the headland is sharper,
Time, haggard and changeful and hoary,
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BY THE NORTH SEA.
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And her green floor glitters with fire,
The sea has the sun for a harper,
The sun has the sea for a lyre.
The waves are a pavement of amber,
By the feet of the sea-winds trod
To receive in a god's presence-chamber
Our father, the God.
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Is master and God of the land:
But the air is fulfilled of the glory
That is shed from our lord's right hand.
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