Paul Hamilton Hayne - Life and d**h lyrics

I fear thee not, O d**h! nay, oft I pine To clasp thy pa**ionless bosom to mine own, And on thy heart sob out my latest moan, Ere lapped and lost in thy strange sleep divine; But much I fear lest that chill breath of thine Should freeze all tender memories into stone,-- Lest ruthless and malign Oblivion Quench the last spark that lingers on love's shrine: O God! to moulder through dark, dateless years, The while all loving ministries shall cease, And time a**uage the fondest mourner's tears! Here lies the sting!--this, this it is to die! And yet great Nature rounds all strife with peace, And Life or d**h, each rests in mystery!