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Look down with rapture on a world new- born,
 Fair as a bride who seeks her marriage feast;

 When the full chimes of life ring out anew;
And fresh with strength untried, and strong with prayers,
We lift the burden of our daily cares,
 And smile to find the number grown so few,—

 Then, with all dearest duties that have birth
In quiet lives that know not blame nor praise,
Thy memory lives throughout my tranquil days,
 And brings heaven nearer to the paths of earth!