Who Will Comfort Me?

The darkness now is lifting
 Dawn blushes in the sky
 It lays a spread of gold and red
 And breathes a lullaby
 To a thousand quiet creatures
 Of earth and sky and stream
 Who cannot know that paradise
 Will one day be a dream
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 When the last wagon rolls along
 And fades into the west
 And cuts a trail of progress
 Through a singing skylark's nest
 When the last woodland creature
 Lifts her head to flee
 And is snared by her protector
 Lord, who will set her free?
 When the boundless spirit
 Has no place to roam
 The heart will sadly whisper
 This world is not my home
 When the sweep of wind along the grass
 Bows down to destiny
 When the last bright star has fallen
 Lord, who will comfort me?
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 When the last prairie flower
 Gives up her yellow bloom
 When the high cathedral skies
 Give way to crowded rooms
 When we parcel heaven
 And fence eternity
 When the wildness is all tamed and torn
 Don't let me live to see
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 When the last campfire flickers
 And is laid to righteous rest
 When the ones who wander without fear
 Are cursed who once were blessed
 When all our deeds of glory
 Are laid in front of thee
 When you ask what man hath wrought
 Don't rest your gaze on me
 When the boundless spirit
 Has no place to roam
 The heart will sadly whisper
 This world is not my home
 When the sweep of wind along the grass
 Bows down to destiny
 When the last bright star has fallen
 Lord, who will comfort me?