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Has this world been so kind to you that you should leave with regret? There are better things ahead than read more
Has this world been so kind to you that you should leave with regret? There are better things ahead than any we leave behind.
And so upon this wise I prayed,--
Great Spirit, give to me
A heaven not so large read more
And so upon this wise I prayed,--
Great Spirit, give to me
A heaven not so large as yours
But large enough for me.
Where tempests never beat nor billows roar.
Where tempests never beat nor billows roar.
To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven.
To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven.
Spend in pure converse our eternal day;
Think each in each, immediately wise;
Learn all we lacked read more
Spend in pure converse our eternal day;
Think each in each, immediately wise;
Learn all we lacked before; hear, know, and say
What this tumultuous body now denies;
And feel, who have laid our groping hands away;
And see, no longer blinded by our eyes.
Since Heaven's eternal year is thine.
Since Heaven's eternal year is thine.
In heaven, all the interesting people are missing.
In heaven, all the interesting people are missing.
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
Humility like darkness reveals the heavenly lights.
Humility like darkness reveals the heavenly lights.
