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And sweet and far as from a star, replied a voice which shall not cease, till drowning all the noise of war, it sings the blessed song of peace
John Greenleaf Whittier
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John Greenleaf Whittier
Age: 84 †
Born: 1807
Born: December 17
Died: 1892
Died: September 7
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Haverhill
Massachusetts
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Nothing before, nothing behind The steps of faith Fall on the seeming void, and find The Rock beneath.
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Before me, even as behind, God is, and all is well.
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