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THE FAITH OF LOVE.




Thou hast watched beside the bed of death,
    Oh fearless human love!
Thy lip received the last faint breath,
    Ere the spirit fled above.

Thy prayer was heard by the parting bier,
    In a low and farewell tone,
Thou hast given the grave both flower and tear-
    —Oh love! thy task is done.