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1. Out in the estuary,
Dragged from the shore.
2. The current, relentless;
My strength is no more.
3. There’s no turning back now:
I’ve drifted too far –
4. Down to the river-mouth;
Over the bar.
5. The ocean, before me;
The future, unknown.
6. The start of my journey –
Afraid, and alone.
7. Drawn by the ebb-tide
I’m swept out to sea.
8. My days are completed:
My spirit flies free.
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The dust returns to the ground it came from,
and the spirit returns to God who gave it
(Ecclesiastes 12:7; NIV).