It’s vital to remember as soon as when you’re young,
you’re cre-a-ted (not self made), and your time wi-ll surely come.
As years dr-aw near it’s clearer; yo-ur pleasure’s in the past.
Vision dims as grief’s beginning; your die will soon be cast.
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Li-mbs quake and strength abates as, your sex appeal is gone.
Take no care f-or what you’ll wear ‘cause, nobody’s looking on.
The tweets o-f birds are silenced, and singing girls grow mum.
Fears multiply around you. Th-e signs o-f death soon come.
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T-he black-clad mourners gather, on streets o-f ev-ry town.
The cord is snapped and china is broken all around.
Machines that helped you li-ve no longer bob and nod.
When dust itself has settled, your breath goes back to God.
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Image: Mendel, 1609
Source: Ecclesiastes 12:1-7
Text: David Alexander, 2022 CC BY-SA NC 4.0
Tune: Salley Gardens, Public Domain
Score: https://www.smallchurchmusic.com/Score_PDF/InspiredByLove-SalleyGardens.pdf
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