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Of long, long years of future care,
Till lingering Nature yields her breath,
And endless ages of despair,
Beyond the judgment-day of death:—
Till lingering Nature yields her breath,
And endless ages of despair,
Beyond the judgment-day of death:—
The weeping Minstrel sings,
And while her numbers flow,
My spirit trembles with the strings,
Responsive to the notes of woe.
And while her numbers flow,
My spirit trembles with the strings,
Responsive to the notes of woe.
Would gladness move a sprighther strain,
And wake this wild Harp's clearest tones,
The chords, impatient to complain,
Are dumb, or only utter moans.
And wake this wild Harp's clearest tones,
The chords, impatient to complain,
Are dumb, or only utter moans.
And yet to sooth the mind
With luxury of grief,
The soul to suffering all resign'd
In Sorrow's music feels relief.
With luxury of grief,
The soul to suffering all resign'd
In Sorrow's music feels relief.