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THE
LAND OF BEYOND
Have
ever you heard of the land of beyond,
That
dreams at the gates of the day?
Alluring
it lies at the skirts of the skies,
And
ever so far away;
Alluring
it calls: O ye the yoke galls' And ye of the trail overfond,
With
saddle and pack, by paddle and track'
Let's
go to the Land of Beyond!
Have
ever you stood where the silences brood,
And
vast the horizons begin,
The
goal you would strive for and win?
Yet
ah! In the night when you gain to the height,
With
the vast pool of heaven star-spawned,
Afar
and gleam, like a valley of dream,
Still
mocks you a Land of Beyond.
Thanks
God! There is always a Land of Beyond,
For
us who are true to the trail;
A
vision to seek, a beckoning peak,
A
fairness that never will fail;
A
pride in our soul that mocks at a goal'
A
manhood that irks at a bond,
And
try how we will, unattainable still,
Behold
it, our Land of Beyond
Robert
Service
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