Help from a strong arm, reaching down
From Heaven, in mercy ask;
Remember every step you climb,
Easier grows your task.
Above you lie the flowery slopes
And sunny, taintless air;
Below, oh, stagnant, poisonous sloughs
And cruel rocks are there!
From Heaven, in mercy ask;
Remember every step you climb,
Easier grows your task.
Above you lie the flowery slopes
And sunny, taintless air;
Below, oh, stagnant, poisonous sloughs
And cruel rocks are there!
Yet though brave hearts may strive in time
To warn you, if you will,
In spite of friends and Heaven and sense,
You'll travel down the hill;
When mangled by your awful fall
Into a dark abyss,
Remember that a friendly voice
Warned you in time of this.
To warn you, if you will,
In spite of friends and Heaven and sense,
You'll travel down the hill;
When mangled by your awful fall
Into a dark abyss,
Remember that a friendly voice
Warned you in time of this.
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