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Mother, is
this the darkness of the end,
The Shadow of Death?
and is that outer sea
Infinite imminent Eternity?
And does the death-pang by man's seed sustained
In
Time's each instant cause thy face to bend
Its silent
prayer upon the Son, while He
Blesses the dead with
His hand silently
To His long day which hours no more
offend
?Mother of grace, the pass is difficult,
Keen are these rocks, and the bewildered souls
Throng
it like echoes, blindly shuddering through.
Thy name,
O Lord, each spirit's voice extols,
Whose peace
abides in the dark avenue
Amid the bitterness of
things occult.
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