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Take My Soul Upon Your Heart

Jeffrey Phillips FreemanJeffrey P. Freeman Oct 29, 2010 1 min read

TL;DR A devotional love poem promising an eternal bond that transcends time, death, and distance. Take my soul upon your heart; know that I shall never part. All the void of heaven and earth; can not weaken my love's worth. Not time nor death nor land nor sea; none of these are stronger then we. For all my heart is fixed on you; no wish of mine will ever undo, the undying love I feel for two.

TL;DR

A devotional love poem promising an eternal bond that transcends time, death, and distance.

Jeffrey Phillips Freeman
Take my soul upon your heart;
know that I shall never part.

All the void of heaven and earth;
can not weaken my love's worth.

Not time nor death nor land nor sea;
none of these are stronger then we.

For all my heart is fixed on you;
no wish of mine will ever undo,
the undying love I feel for two.

As I slip into the dark;
thoughts of you are in my heart.

You have been my guiding light;
and so you will remain, through eternal night.
Jeffrey Phillips Freeman
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Dedication

-My love forever, Jeff

check_circleKey takeaways

  • True love transcends every boundary—time, death, land, and sea
  • The beloved becomes a guiding light even in eternal darkness
  • An undying heart is the only compass that never fails
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Jeffrey Phillips Freeman
Jeffrey Phillips Freeman

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