I Shall Not Live In Vain

If I can stop one heart from breaking,

I shall not live in vain.

If I can ease one life the aching,

Or cool one pain,

Or help one fainting robin

Unto his nest again -

I shall not live in vain.*

I shall not live in vain.

Love seeketh not

Itself to please,

Nor for itself hath any care;

But for another gives its ease,

And builds a Heaven in Hell's despair**

If I can stop one heart from breaking

I shall not live in vain

If I can ease one life the aching

Or cool one pain

Or help one fainting robin

Unto his nest again

I shall not live in vain

I shall not live in vain

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Lyrics submitted by Alison McKenzie.