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ALLELUIA! OR ALAS! MY HEART IS CRYING, by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
Last Line: Life descending soon to be ascending
Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina
Subject(s): Grief; Heaven


Alleluia! or Alas! my heart is crying:
So yours is sighing;
Or replying with content undying,
Alleluia!

Alas! grieves overmuch for pain that is ending,
Hurt that is mending,
Life descending soon to be ascending.
Alleluia!





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