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Life Is Real, Life Is Earnest

Author: H. W. Longfellow Hymnal: Sunday School Voices #190 (1910) Lyrics: 1 Life is real, life is earnest, And the grave is not its goal; “Dust thou art, to dust returnest,” Was not spoken of the soul. 2 Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way; But to act, that each tomorrow Find us farther than today. 3 Lives of good men all remind us We can make our lives sublime; And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time; 4 Footprints that perhaps another, Sailing o’er life’s solemn main, Some forlorn and ship-wrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again. 5 Let us then be up and doing, Nor our onward course abate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait. Topics: Diligence; Familiar Hymns Languages: English Tune Title: WILMOT
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Life is Real, Life is Earnest

Author: H. W. Longfellow Hymnal: The New Century Hymnal #192 (1904) Languages: English Tune Title: WILMOT
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Life is Real, Life is Earnest

Author: H. W. Longfellow Hymnal: Pentecostal Hymns Nos. 3 and 4 Combined #272 (1907) Topics: Warning Tune Title: WILMOT
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Life is Real, Life is Earnest

Author: H. W. Longfellow Hymnal: Pentecostal Hymns No. 3 #272 (1902) Topics: Warning Tune Title: WILMOT
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Life is real, life is earnest

Author: Henry W. Longfellow; Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Hymnal: Unity Services and Songs #S41b (1894)
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Life is real, life is earnest

Author: H. W. Longfellow Hymnal: Scriptural Songs #26 (1915) Languages: English Tune Title: WILMOT

Life is real, life is earnest

Author: Henry W. Longfellow; Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Hymnal: Enduring Hymns #d50 (1908) Languages: English

Life is real, life is earnest

Author: Henry W. Longfellow; Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Hymnal: Coleman's Songs for Men #d70 (1932)
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Life is real! life is earnest!

Author: Henry W. Longfellow Hymnal: Hymns for Heart and Voice (2nd ed.) #97 (1897) Languages: English

Life is real, life is earnest

Author: Henry W. Longfellow; Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Hymnal: Treasure Songs for Schools and Churches #d130 (1937)

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