SEMPER FIDELIS.
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His will be done. O, gate of heaven,
Fairer than earthly door,
Receive me! Everlasting arms,
Enfold me evermore!
Fairer than earthly door,
Receive me! Everlasting arms,
Enfold me evermore!
And so, farewell*****
What is this touch
Upon my closing eyes?
My name too, that I thought to hear
Next time in Paradise?
Warm arms—close lips—O, saved, saved, saved!
Across the deathly moor
Sought, found—and yonder through the night
Shineth the blessed door.
What is this touch
Upon my closing eyes?
My name too, that I thought to hear
Next time in Paradise?
Warm arms—close lips—O, saved, saved, saved!
Across the deathly moor
Sought, found—and yonder through the night
Shineth the blessed door.
SEMPER FIDELIS.