But now I know the joy that stays, The ever bright and sunny rays, And soft and low I sing the praise: Oh! serve the Lord with gladness! Monrepos, Feb. 1867 ] Transcriber’s Notes Punctuation, hyphenation, and spelling were made consistent when a predominant preference was found in this book; otherwise they were not changed. Simple typographical errors and occasional unbalanced quotation marks were corrected. Ambiguous hyphens at the ends of lines were retained. The illustrations at the beginning of each chapter are decorative headpieces. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Life of Carmen Sylva (Queen of Roumania), by Natalie Stackelberg