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IV
UNE PASSADE
Night's hours ticked slowly by, and made
A tune to our delight,
Till when the dark went nigh to fade
We went into the night;
A tune to our delight,
Till when the dark went nigh to fade
We went into the night;
And in the silence watched aflower
Far in the East withdrawn
The faint blue light of that long hour
That goes before the dawn.
Far in the East withdrawn
The faint blue light of that long hour
That goes before the dawn.
So in the darkness standing we
Parted to live and die.
None knows the love that grew to be
Between us, you and I.
Parted to live and die.
None knows the love that grew to be
Between us, you and I.
None knows: and you and I forget—
The world is full of din.
Only in God's book lingers yet
The record of our sin.
The world is full of din.
Only in God's book lingers yet
The record of our sin.
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