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I Shall Not Live In Vain
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001 (message contributor)
I Shall Not Live In Vain
If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.
Emily Dickinson
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