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Lord, when my spirit shall return to thee, At the foot of a friendly tree let my body be buried, That this dust may rise and rejoice among the branches.

Henry Van Dyke

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Henry Van Dyke
Age: 80 †
Born: 1852
Born: November 10
Died: 1933
Died: April 10
Diplomat
Poet
Writer
Germantown
Philadelphia
May
Among
Buried
Return
Branches
Tree
Foot
Feet
Friendly
Shall
Forests
Lord
Dust
Spirit
Rise
Body
Thee
Rejoice

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