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[O mine eyes, be not so tearful]
“O mine eyes, be not so tearful;
Drooping spirit, rise, be cheerful;
Heavy soul, why art thou fearful?
Drooping spirit, rise, be cheerful;
Heavy soul, why art thou fearful?
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“Nature's sepulchre is breaking,
And the earth, her gloom forsaking,
Into life and light is waking.
And the earth, her gloom forsaking,
Into life and light is waking.
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“Oh, the weakness and the madness
Of a heart that holdeth sadness
When all else is light and gladness!
Of a heart that holdeth sadness
When all else is light and gladness!
“Though thy treasure death hath taken,
They that sleep are not forsaken,
They shall hear the trump, and waken.
They that sleep are not forsaken,
They shall hear the trump, and waken.
“Shall not He who life supplieth
To the dead seed, where it lieth,
Quicken also man, who dieth?
To the dead seed, where it lieth,
Quicken also man, who dieth?
“Yea, the power of death was ended
When He, who to hell descended,
Rose, and up to heaven ascended.
When He, who to hell descended,
Rose, and up to heaven ascended.
“Rise, my soul, then, from dejection,
See in nature the reflection
Of the dear Lord's resurrection.
See in nature the reflection
Of the dear Lord's resurrection.
“Let this promise leave thee never:
If the might of death I sever,
Ye shall also live forever!”
If the might of death I sever,
Ye shall also live forever!”
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