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Cling together; let love forever
 Unite us here, though short our stay.
Without true love our lives are ever
 A dreary and a darken 'd day.

Cling together; each a mission
 God doth give us to perform.
We'll bow to Him in meek submission,
 And ask release from this dark storm.

Cling together; perhaps to-morrow
 All dark clouds will disappear.
'Mid this load of heartfelt sorrow
 We may see our way more clear.

Cling together; God's mysteries never
 Can we solve while here we stay;
But when we pass from earth forever,
 All in Heaven will be bright as day.

THOUGHTS ON MY MOTHER.

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I am trying to be patient,
 And lift my heart above,
That God may still sustain me,
 And fill my soul with love,—