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THE PATHWAY TO PARADISE by OZORA STEARNS DAVIS

First Line: HOW SHALL I FIND IT, AND WHICH WAY LIES
Last Line: "OH, LOVE IS THE PATHWAY TO PARADISE."
Subject(s): HEAVEN; PARADISE;

"How shall I find it, and which way lies
The pathway leading to Paradise?"
For dark and long is the road I tread;
And its end is lost in the mist ahead.

I met a man with a heavy load
Toiling along the dusty road.
He answered my question in mild surprise:
"True work is the pathway to Paradise."

I met a group with laughter and song
Passing the woodland ways along.
They sang their answer: "This way it lies,
And joy is the pathway to Paradise."

I met a woman and little child.
I asked my question. The mother smiled
And looked down into her baby's eyes:
"Oh, love is the pathway to Paradise."



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