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3105.

[Soon as I render up the ghost]

It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory. —xv. 43.

Soon as I render up the ghost,
The worm on this vile body preys,
Shocking to those who loved it most,
'Tis sown in ruinous disgrace,
Loathsome, removed from human sight,
It heavenly dignity receives,
And clothed with robes of purest light,
And glorious as its Maker lives.