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THE GREAT RIVER by HENRY VAN DYKE

First Line: O MIGHTY RIVER! STRONG, ETERNAL WILL
Last Line: THE WORLD IS SAFE BECAUSE IT FLOATS IN THEE.

O MIGHTY river! strong, eternal Will,
Wherein the streams of human good and ill
Are onward swept, conflicting, to the sea!
The world is safe because it floats in Thee.



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