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That vow of thine was full and deep
As man has ever spoken—
A vow within the heart to keep,
Unchangeable, unbroken.
As man has ever spoken—
A vow within the heart to keep,
Unchangeable, unbroken.
'T was by the glory of the Sun,
And by the light of Even,
And by the Stars, that, one by one,
Are lighted up in Heaven!
And by the light of Even,
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Are lighted up in Heaven!
That Even might forget its gold—
And Sunlight fade forever—
The constant Stars grow dim and cold,—
But thy affection—never!
And Sunlight fade forever—
The constant Stars grow dim and cold,—
But thy affection—never!
And Earth might wear a changeful sign,
And fickleness the Sky—
Yet, even then, that love of thine
Might never change nor die.
And fickleness the Sky—
Yet, even then, that love of thine
Might never change nor die.
The golden Sun is shining yet—
And at the fall of Even
There 's beauty in the warm Sunset,
And Stars are bright in Heaven.
And at the fall of Even
There 's beauty in the warm Sunset,
And Stars are bright in Heaven.
No change is on the blessed Sky—
The quiet Earth has none—
Nature has still her constancy,
And Thou art changed alone!
The quiet Earth has none—
Nature has still her constancy,
And Thou art changed alone!
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