God and I both knew what it meant once; now God alone knows.

God and I both knew what it meant once; now God alone knows.

The tumult and the shouting dies,
The captains and the kings depart;
Still stands thine ancient sacrifice,
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The tumult and the shouting dies,
The captains and the kings depart;
Still stands thine ancient sacrifice,
A humble and a contrite heart.
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet
Lest we forget,--lest we forget.

It is sometimes expedient to forget who we are.

It is sometimes expedient to forget who we are.

If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her
cunning.

If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her
cunning.

We may with advantage forget what we know.

We may with advantage forget what we know.

A man must get a thing before he can forget it.

A man must get a thing before he can forget it.

All things one has forgotten scream for help in dreams.

All things one has forgotten scream for help in dreams.

We bury love,
Forgetfulness grows over it like grass;
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We bury love,
Forgetfulness grows over it like grass;
That is a thing to weep for, not the dead.

One day I wrote her name upon the strand,
But came the waves and washed it away;
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One day I wrote her name upon the strand,
But came the waves and washed it away;
Agayne I wrote it with a second hand,
But came the tyde and made my paynes his prey.