I said, "I will take my life br And throw it away; br I who was fire and song br Will turn to clay." br br "I will lie no more in the night br With shaken breath, br I will toss my heart in the air br To be caught by Death." br br But out of the night I heard, br Like the inland sound of the sea, br The hushed and terrible sob br Of all humanity. br br Then I said, "Oh who am I br To scorn God to his face? br I will bow my head and stay br And suffer with my race.