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Eunice.
When her holy life was ended
Eunice lay upon her side;
When her holy death was ended
Eunice died.
Eunice lay upon her side;
When her holy death was ended
Eunice died.
Then a spirit raised her spirit
From the urn of dripping tears;
And a spirit from her spirit
Soothed the fears.
From the urn of dripping tears;
And a spirit from her spirit
Soothed the fears.
And upon her spirit lightly—
Spirit upon spirit-wrote;
And she rose to worlds eternal,
Taking note.
Spirit upon spirit-wrote;
And she rose to worlds eternal,
Taking note.
First she joined the world eternal
Which is never seen of men;
Through its climes she wandered lightly,
Happy then.
Which is never seen of men;
Through its climes she wandered lightly,
Happy then.
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Then she learned a song of comfort
For the loves she left behind,
Children kissing one another,
Husband kind.
For the loves she left behind,
Children kissing one another,
Husband kind.
I have joined the world of spirit,
Which the flesh does never see;
But to you a realm is open
As to me.
Which the flesh does never see;
But to you a realm is open
As to me.
World invisible of spirit
Doth invisible remain
Not less certainly to angels
Than to men.
Doth invisible remain
Not less certainly to angels
Than to men.
As you see it not on earth
I behold it not in heaven;
Yet to both of us alike
It is given.
I behold it not in heaven;
Yet to both of us alike
It is given.
For we both may walk within it,
And meet blindfolded above;
'Tis the world of thought and feeling
And of love.
And meet blindfolded above;
'Tis the world of thought and feeling
And of love.
Enter then this world of spirit;
It is yours by right of birth,
Mine by death: let heaven possess it,
And let earth.
It is yours by right of birth,
Mine by death: let heaven possess it,
And let earth.
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