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“Crossing the Bar” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (6 Aug 1809 – 6 Oct 1892)
Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the bar,
When I put out to sea,
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But such a tide as moving seems asleep,
Too full for sound and foam,
When that which drew from out the boundless deep
Turns again home.
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Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of farewell,
When I embark;
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For tho’ from out our bourne of Time and Place
The flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crost the bar.