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Her breast was warm and tender was her face Secure was I within her long embrace Protected from the pain of human care It seemed that I was ever part of her But then I stirred awakened by the dawn The time had come at last and I was born The sun shone brighter than I`d seen before I looked around and she was there no more Then from hell`s kingdom sprang a raging fire To fill my heart with longing and desire Within my mind I knew that I was I A thousand times to live, a thousand times to die (Oh who was he who tore me from her breast And left me here to weep with grief possessed To wander through earth`s shadows I alone Yet seeking him through whom I must atone) Her tears as rain spilled down upon the earth To soothe away the pain of mortal birth And `neath the waters glowed the sun`s pure light Through softly fading shadows of the night (Where earth meets heaven dwells the sacred dove And there I seek to find his perfect love The sun will shine e`er brighter than before In death`s abode when I am I no more)