From the Grand Forks Daily Herald, March 19, 1915. By L. M. Montgomery.
She gave not out of her golden store,
For no golden store had she,
And faithful love was her only wealth
For a gracious ministry.
But royal gifts to the world she gave
With every quiet day,
And many a heart was richer far
Because she had passed that way.
She gave of her truest sympathy
To those who were worn and sad;
She gave a song in a darksome place
That made the listener glad.
She gave a loving and tender word
To a tired, discouraged soul,
And lo, it rose in a newfound strength
To win the wished for goal.
She gave not out of her golden store,
For no golden store had she.
And never the voice of fame was heard
To herald her ministry.
But she gave the oil of joy for tears
And sunshine to banish gloom,
And beauty and sweetness beneath her steps
Sprang rainbow-like to bloom.