Let them mingle,—for they must!

Give to earth the earthly clod,

For the spirit’s fled to God.

2 Never more shall midnight’s damp

Darken round this mortal lamp;

Never more shall noonday’s glance

Search this mortal countenance.

3 Look aloft! The spirit’s risen;

Death cannot the soul imprison:

’Tis in heaven that spirits dwell,