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gustav holst - ode to death, op. 38 lyrics

come lovely and soothing death
undulate round the world, serenely arriving, arriving
in the day, in the night, to all, to each
sooner or later, delicate death

prais’d be the fathomless universe
for life and joy, and for objects and knowledge curious;
and for love, sweet love ++ but praise! praise!
for the sure+enwinding arms of cool+enfolding death

dark mother, always gliding near, with soft feet
have none chanted for thee a chant of fullest welcome?

then i chant it for thee ++ i glorify thee above all;
i bring thee a song that when thou must indeed come, come unfalteringly

approach, strong deliveress
when it is so, when thou hast taken them, i joyously sing the dead
lost in the loving, floating ocean of thee
laved in the flood of thy bliss, o death

from me to thee glad serenades
dances for thee i propose, saluting thee
and the sights of the open landscape, and the high+spread sky, are fitting
and life and the fields, and the huge and thoughtful night
the night, in silence, under many a star;
the ocean shore, and the husky whispering wave, whose voice i know;
and the soul turning to thee, o vast and well+veil’d death
and the body gratefully nestling close to thee

over the tree+tops i float thee a song!
over the rising and sinking waves ++ over the myriad fields, and the prairies wide;
over the dense+pack’d cities all, and the teeming wharves and ways
i float this carol with joy, with joy to thee, o death!
come lovely and soothing death, come, come

- gustav holst lyrics

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