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Yes, earth, thy life were worth
Not much to me,
Were there not after earth
Eternity.
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God gave thee life to keep—
And what hath life?—
Love, faith, and care, and sleep
Where dreams are rife.
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Death's sleep, whose shadows start
The tears in eyes
Of love, that fill the heart
That breaks and dies.
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And faith is never given
Without some care,
That leadeth us to heaven
By ways of prayer.
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The nightingale and dark
Are thine then here;
Beyond, the light and lark
Eternal there.