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TRAVELLERS.
Out once more! We have done with rest;
We have had our share of the song and the jest;
We are warm with the wine, and glad with the light,
We must out once more to the cold dark night.
We have had our share of the song and the jest;
We are warm with the wine, and glad with the light,
We must out once more to the cold dark night.
Out once more! Tho' the wind the shrill,
Tho' the driving snow be bitter chill,
Tho' the peak must be passed ere we reach the plain,
Stay no more; we must out again!
Tho' the driving snow be bitter chill,
Tho' the peak must be passed ere we reach the plain,
Stay no more; we must out again!
Let others linger! Their lot lies here,
In happy shelter and plenteous cheer;
But you and I, shall we miss our aim,
Or dream God gives to all the same?
In happy shelter and plenteous cheer;
But you and I, shall we miss our aim,
Or dream God gives to all the same?
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One moment, yes, our hearts may swell,
One moment our eyes drink love's farewell,
And lip to lip, and hand to hand,
We may pledge to meet in a far-off land.
One moment our eyes drink love's farewell,
And lip to lip, and hand to hand,
We may pledge to meet in a far-off land.
Then out once more! The voices die:
The door is shut: the lights go by.
Comrade, give me your hand in the night!
The choice was hard, but we chose the right.
The door is shut: the lights go by.
Comrade, give me your hand in the night!
The choice was hard, but we chose the right.
The dark hills lower, the chill snow gleams;
The sweet past hours are dimmest dreams;
Our life is hard as it used to be;
But God goes with us, and you with me.
The sweet past hours are dimmest dreams;
Our life is hard as it used to be;
But God goes with us, and you with me.
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