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SUNDAY UP THE RIVER: 17 by JAMES THOMSON (1834-1882)

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First Line: LET MY VOICE RING OUT AND OVER THE EARTH
Last Line: THANK GOD FOR YOU!

LET my voice ring out and over the earth,
Through all the grief and strife,
With a golden joy in a silver mirth:
Thank God for Life!

Let my voice swell out through the great abyss
To the azure dome above,
With a chord of faith in the harp of bliss:
Thank God for Love!

Let my voice thrill out beneath and above,
The whole world through:
O my Love and Life, O my Life and Love,
Thank God for you!



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