Fish say, they have their Stream and Pond;
But is there anything Beyond?

Fish say, they have their Stream and Pond;
But is there anything Beyond?

Has this world been so kind to you that you should leave with regret? There are better things ahead than read more

Has this world been so kind to you that you should leave with regret? There are better things ahead than any we leave behind.

In hope to merit Heaven by making earth a Hell.

In hope to merit Heaven by making earth a Hell.

All places are distant from heaven alike.

All places are distant from heaven alike.

Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp,
Or what's a heaven for?

Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp,
Or what's a heaven for?

I confess that I love him, I rejoice that I love him, I thank the maker of Heaven and Earth read more

I confess that I love him, I rejoice that I love him, I thank the maker of Heaven and Earth that gave him to me. The exultation floods me.

Where tempests never beat nor billows roar.

Where tempests never beat nor billows roar.

Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.

Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.

Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.

Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.