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SONG: 4 by DOLLIE CAROLINE MAITLAND RADFORD

First Line: IF I WERE IN THE VALLEY-LAND
Last Line: BESIDE ME, LOVE, IN MY DESPAIR.
Subject(s): DESPAIR;
IF I were in the valley-land,
And you far up the mountain blue,
Would you just turn and wave your hand,
And bid me strive to follow you?

If I were in the tossing sea,
And you upon the quiet shore,
Would you send out your help to me,
And bid me to my life once more?

If I were cast from Heaven's gate,
And you within so glad and fair,
I know you would come forth and wait
Beside me, love, in my despair.


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