If I must go to Heaven's end

If I must go to heaven's end
     Climbing the ages like a stair,
Be near me and forever bend
     With the same eyes above me there;
Time will fly past us like leaves flying,
     We shall not heed, for we shall be
Beyond living, beyond dying,
     Knowing and known unchangeably.

by Sara Teasdale (1884-1933) , "If I must go", from Flame and Shadow, published 1920

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by Lawrence Adler (1886-?) , "If I must go to Heaven's end", published 1923. [voice and piano]

Date added to the website: 2008-06-04.

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