Oh, Time! deal gently with my friend,
  Who gently deals with all;
  And on his loved and honored head
  Let blessings only fall

  In love to God, and love to man,
  His days pass here below;
  And so, to reach the home above,
  He has not far to go.

  But distant be that hapless day
  That calls him from our view:
  Heaven has so many souls like his,
  And Earth, alas! so few

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