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O, what is beauty’s power?
It flourishes and dies;
Will the cold earth its silence break,
To tell how soft, how smooth a cheek
Beneath its surface lies?
The most beloved on earth,
Not long survives the day;
So music passed is obsolete,
And yet ‘twas sweet, ‘twas passing sweet,
But now ‘tis gone away.
Then since this world is vain,
And volatile and fleet
Why should I lay up earthly joys,
Where rust corrupts and moth destroys,
And cares and sorrow eat?
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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6 6 8 8 6
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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MUSIC
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Name:
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GERAR
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6 6 8 8 6
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1839
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Key
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| # 461 | F | | # 528 | F | | # 817 | F |
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