BURIAL OF SARAH.
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The son of Zohar answered him,
"Hearken, my lord, to me;
Before our sons, the field and cave
I freely give to thee."
"Hearken, my lord, to me;
Before our sons, the field and cave
I freely give to thee."
"I will not take it as a gift,"
The grand old man then said;
"I pray thee let me buy the place
Where I may lay my dead."
The grand old man then said;
"I pray thee let me buy the place
Where I may lay my dead."
And with the promise in his heart,
His seed should own that land,
He gave the shekels for the field
He took from Ephron's hand.
His seed should own that land,
He gave the shekels for the field
He took from Ephron's hand.
And saw afar the glorious day
His chosen seed should tread,
The soil where he in sorrow lay
His loved and cherished dead.
His chosen seed should tread,
The soil where he in sorrow lay
His loved and cherished dead.
Going East.
She came from the East a fair, young bride,
With a light and a bounding heart.
To find in the distant West a home
With her husband to make a start.
With a light and a bounding heart.
To find in the distant West a home
With her husband to make a start.
