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Text:The World Stands Out on Either Side
Author:Edna St. Vincent Millay, 1892-1950
Tune:RICKER
Composer:W. Frederick Wooden, 1953-

3. The World Stands Out on Either Side

1 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.

2 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.

Text Information
First Line: The world stands out on either side
Title: The World Stands Out on Either Side
Author: Edna St. Vincent Millay, 1892-1950
Meter: L.M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1993
Topic: Transcending Mystery and Wonder: The Celebration of Life; Earth; Prayer and Meditation
Tune Information
Name: RICKER
Composer: W. Frederick Wooden, 1953-
Meter: L.M.
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: © 1992 Unitarian Universalist Association



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