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Heaven Seems Nearer

Author: Arthur Willis Spooner

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First Line: Twilight is falling, Soft on the Sea
Title: Heaven Seems Nearer
Author: Arthur Willis Spooner (1908)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Heaven seems nearer
Publication Date: 1908
Copyright: Public Domain

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