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I. and mournfully Thou bid'st the earth farewell, And yet thou'rt passing, loveliest one! In a brighter land to dwell.

II. Ascend, ascend rejoicing! The sunshine of that shore Around thee, as a glorious robe, Shall stream for evermore.

III. The breezy music wandering There through the' Elysian sky, Hath no deep tone that seems to float From a happier time gone by: