The Art of Being Alive, Success Through Thought (Classic Reprint)

Art thou alive? Nay, not too soon reply, Tho hand and foot, and lip, and ear, and eyeR espond, and do thy bidding; yet maybe Grim death hafe done his direst work with thee. Life, as God gives it, is a thing apart From active body and from beating heart. It is the vital spark, the tmseen fire. That moves the mind to reason and aspire; It is the force that bids emotion roll. In mighty billows from the surging soul. It is the light that grows from hour to hour, And floods the brain with consciousness of power; It is the spirit dominating all. And reaching God with its imperious call. Until the shining glory of his face Illuminates each sorrowful, dark place; It is the truth that sets the bondsman free. Knowing he will be what he wills to be. With its unburied dead the earth is sad. Art thou alive? Proclaim it and be glad. Perchance the dead may hear thee and arise. Knowing they live, and HERE is Paradise.
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