Whene`er the birds no longer sing br The earth no more revolve br Then shall my silent heart take wing br And life shall thus dissolve br br When all the stars no more to shine br The sun no more to burn br Then shall the earth no more confine br My soul, no more to yearn br br When all the time of mortal birth br Shall cease, this soul set free br Shall soar beyond the still`ed earth br To touch eternitybr br Valerie Dohrenbr br