I reason earth is short 
And anguish absolute 
And many hurt, 
But what of that, but what of that 

I reason that in heaven 
Somehow it will be even 
Some new equation given 
But what of that, but what of that 

There is shame in nobleness 
Confronting sudden pelf 
A finer shame of ecstasy 
Convicted of itself 

This is my letter to the world that never wrote to me 
The simple news that nature told with tender majesty 
This is my letter to the world that never wrote to me 
The simple news that nature told with tender majesty