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For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled.
For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled.
 But each day brings from its pretty dust
 Our soon choked souls to fill.  
 But each day brings from its pretty dust
 Our soon choked souls to fill. 
 My father was an eminent button-maker at Birmingham, . . . but I 
had a soul above buttons.  
 My father was an eminent button-maker at Birmingham, . . . but I 
had a soul above buttons. 
In your patience possess ye your souls.
In your patience possess ye your souls.
 Today the journey is ended,
 I have worked out the mandates of fate;
  Naked, along, undefended,
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 Today the journey is ended,
 I have worked out the mandates of fate;
  Naked, along, undefended,
   I knock at the Uttermost Gate.
    Behind is life and its longing,
     Its trial, its trouble, its sorrow,
      Beyond is the Infinite Morning
       Of a day without a tomorrow. 
 And he that makes his soul his surety,
 I think, does give the best security.  
 And he that makes his soul his surety,
 I think, does give the best security. 
Lord of oneself, uncumbered with a name.
Lord of oneself, uncumbered with a name.
All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.
All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.
Run your fingers through my soul. For once, just once, feel exactly what I feel, believe what I believe, perceive read more
Run your fingers through my soul. For once, just once, feel exactly what I feel, believe what I believe, perceive as I perceive, look, experience, examine, and for once; just once, understand.