IN MEMORIAM. L. H.
She fell asleep, so came the written message,
And we, amid the pain
That fills our hearts, cannot but think, rejoicing,
Of her unending gain.
And we, amid the pain
That fills our hearts, cannot but think, rejoicing,
Of her unending gain.
The blessed sleep He giveth His beloved,
A calm and peaceful rest,
To wake beyond the reach of pain or sorrow,
Supremely glad and blest.
A calm and peaceful rest,
To wake beyond the reach of pain or sorrow,
Supremely glad and blest.
Death here, life there; pain here, there joy eternal;
No weariness nor care;
The spirit's free, unfettered life of uses,
The sweet outgrowth of prayer.
No weariness nor care;
The spirit's free, unfettered life of uses,
The sweet outgrowth of prayer.
She fell asleep, we say, and thought's swift pinions
Bear us afar; and lo,
We seem to see her meeting with the dear ones.
Departed long ago.
Bear us afar; and lo,
We seem to see her meeting with the dear ones.
Departed long ago.
Their words of welcome almost sound around us;
Their smiles we almost see.
We almost breathe the fragrant air, and listen
To heavenly harmony.
Their smiles we almost see.
We almost breathe the fragrant air, and listen
To heavenly harmony.
Our hearts, upreaching, joy in her rejoicing,
And feel our own souls blest
In happy musings on her glad awakening,—
Her entrance into rest.
And feel our own souls blest
In happy musings on her glad awakening,—
Her entrance into rest.
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