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BEYOND THE TOMB.
Back from the tomb, departed friend!
Back from yon heavenly clime!
Back from thy toilsome journey's end!
Back, on the wings of time!
Back from yon heavenly clime!
Back from thy toilsome journey's end!
Back, on the wings of time!
Retrace old Jordan's deluge tide,
Through misty vales between!
Come gently to this mortal's side,
And solve a nation's dream!
Through misty vales between!
Come gently to this mortal's side,
And solve a nation's dream!
Man's eyes are sealed from God's domain,
He knows not what 's to come;
Knows not his morrow's lost or gain,
His senses, naught but dumb.
He knows not what 's to come;
Knows not his morrow's lost or gain,
His senses, naught but dumb.
The silent tomb unseals man's eyes,
His soul seeks realms unseen;
Up where the many Mansions rise,
Hid by yon azure screen.
His soul seeks realms unseen;
Up where the many Mansions rise,
Hid by yon azure screen.
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Could but the humblest minded soul,
Retrace Death's misty glen;
To hear the hidden wonders told,
Would throng earth's wisest men.
Retrace Death's misty glen;
To hear the hidden wonders told,
Would throng earth's wisest men.
And list'ning to that wondrous tale,
Man's boastful pride would tame;
And all his foolish myths would quail!
He 'd hide his face with shame.
Man's boastful pride would tame;
And all his foolish myths would quail!
He 'd hide his face with shame.
Back from the tomb, departed friend!
Back from the Realms of Light!
Reveal life's mystic tie to men,
Bring wisdom, lore, and might!
Back from the Realms of Light!
Reveal life's mystic tie to men,
Bring wisdom, lore, and might!
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