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World Stands Out on Either Side, The

Hymn composed by

W. Frederick Wooden

Contextual information

Tune Name

RICKER

Tune Name

Text Meter

L.M.

10.9.10.9

Song Composer

W. Frederick Wooden

Lyricist

Edna St. Vincent Millay

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Lyrics

The world stands out on either side no wider than the heart is wide;

above the world is stretched the sky no higher than the soul is high.

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The heart can push the sea and land so far away on either hand;

the soul can split the sky in two and let the face of God shine through.

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