From too much love of living,
From hope and fear set free,
We thank with brief thanksgiving
Whatever gods may be
That no life lives for ever,
That dead men rise up never;
That even the weariest river
Winds somewhere safe to sea.
Bio: Lili'uokalani (born Lydia Lili'u Loloku Walania Wewehi Kamaka'eha) was a composer of Hawaiian music, author and the last reigning monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
