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ECSTACY by FRIEDRICH RUCKERT

First Line: OH, THOU MY SOUL, OH, THOU MY HEART
Last Line: MY GUIDING SPIRIT, MY BETTER I!

Oh, thou my soul, oh, thou my heart,
Thou my delight, my pain thou art!
Oh, thou my world in which I move,
My heaven where I soar above,
Oh, thou the tomb to which I gave
Forever all my sorrow grave.

Thou art my peace, thou art my rest,
With thee, thou heaven, I am blessed.
Thy love endows me in mine eyes,
Thy glance my own life glorifies.
Through thee above myself I fly,
My guiding spirit, my better I!



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