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164 CURIOSITIES OF MUSIC. |
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Hymn to the Ancestors*
When'er I think of you
Oh ancestors so great,
Then to the highest Heaven
My soul I elevate.
There in th' immensity
Of the eternal springs
Of Fame which cannot die
And constant happiness
Are your immortal souls.
The vision transport brings
Your valor has reward
Your virtues Heaven doth blest
Around your joyous souls
Each new delight it flings.
Ineffable your ioy
Your constant happiness.
If I in spite of faults
And of msufficience
Am called on by the high
Decrees of Providence,
To fill upon the Earth
The very highest place
'Tis but because I am
Descendant of your race.
Although I never may
In your great footsteps move
Yet I will care display
Throughout my life's high course
That every act of mine
Shall to descendants prove
That I lived not in vain
And need not feel remorse.
•In tinging this the chorua gpeaki in the name of the emperor. |
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