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EVANISHINGS.
EVANISHINGS.
"DARLING, how long before this breath will cease?How long before my soul shall have sweet peace?I am so weary, that I fain would rest,Would rest forever on my Saviour's breast.
Ah! let me gaze once more upon the earth,So gay, so bright, so full of joy and mirth:The song-birds sing, and bright flowers bloom for me,And night's pure stars shine on me lovingly:
Earth is all brightness, still I fain would goWhere all is real, where joy ne'er turns to woe,Where this frail body will be free from pain,Where we shall meet, no more to part again.
