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Even tho' I descend into the darkness of deep valleys, / Yet have mine eyes beheld the light, / And my heart treasureth it.
One, seeing thy face, loseth it not in dreams.
It shall abide with him through all the days; / And his heart treasureth it.
Earth dieth in the darkness, but when dawn cometh / Slowly the trees and hills grow into the light.
The heart of darkness cherisheth the dawn.
Who shall forget thee having seen thy face?
I have dreamed in my sleep of thee, as a man dreameth of a maiden.
Yea! the silence and darkness held thee as a dream.
Lo! I have seen thee. How shall I forget?
Thy beauty is treasured up in my heart.