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So beautiful! So good!
My soul was filled with ecstasy,
In raptures of delight,—
Transported to the very gate
Of Heaven's transcendent light.
And there I dwelt amongst the throng
So glorious and so bright;
I soared to earth once more, and stood
Beside my loved one's grave,
With heart less sad than e'er before,
I hurried through the portal door
And left my buried dead;
But, oh! my heart was changed,
My every thought was wrapped in mystery,
So profoundly wrought;—
Alone! T am yet not alone,
For he is with me for whom I mourn,
Guiding me onward and upward,
To share the love that is made perfect there,
My soul was filled with ecstasy,
In raptures of delight,—
Transported to the very gate
Of Heaven's transcendent light.
And there I dwelt amongst the throng
So glorious and so bright;
I soared to earth once more, and stood
Beside my loved one's grave,
With heart less sad than e'er before,
I hurried through the portal door
And left my buried dead;
But, oh! my heart was changed,
My every thought was wrapped in mystery,
So profoundly wrought;—
Alone! T am yet not alone,
For he is with me for whom I mourn,
Guiding me onward and upward,
To share the love that is made perfect there,