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If Life were what the liars say And failure called the tune Mayhap the road to ruin then Were cluttered deep wi' broken men; We'd all he seekers blindly led To weave wi' worms among the dead, If Life were what the liars say And failure called the tune.

But Life is Father of us all (Dear Father, if we knew!) And underneath eternal arms Uphold. We'll mock the false alarms. And trample on the neck of pain. And laugh the dead alive again. For Life is Father to us all. And thanks are overdue!

If Truth were what the learned say And envy called the tune Mayhap 'twere true what treason saith That man is dust and ends in death; We'd slay with proof of printed law Whate'er was new that seers saw. If Truth were what the learned say And envy called the tune.

But Truth is Brother of us all (Oh, Brother, if we knew!) Unspattered by the muddied lies That pass for wisdom of the wise,— Compassionate, alert, unbought, Of purity and presence unwrought,— Big Brother that includes us all Nor knows the name of Few!