DEPARTURE.
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I breathe a prayer that they may bear thee,
In thy home of rest and peace,
(For Eternity will linger,
When the heaven and earth have ceased,)
Just this token of my longing,
For thy blessed presence here,
"Darling, darling, I shall love thee,
Better for these parted years."
For I think in the far heaven,
Of the future, souls unite,
And I know the heavenly Father,
Out of darkness bringeth light.
In thy home of rest and peace,
(For Eternity will linger,
When the heaven and earth have ceased,)
Just this token of my longing,
For thy blessed presence here,
"Darling, darling, I shall love thee,
Better for these parted years."
For I think in the far heaven,
Of the future, souls unite,
And I know the heavenly Father,
Out of darkness bringeth light.
DEPARTURE.
Did a ray of thy light, Oh! sun,
From its focus break and flee,
And float through the dim forever,
To be lost in eternity?
Did a tint of thy blue, Oh! heaven,
Go forth from its glorious sky,
To shine in the path of the angels,
Or mix with the rainbow's dye.
From its focus break and flee,
And float through the dim forever,
To be lost in eternity?
Did a tint of thy blue, Oh! heaven,
Go forth from its glorious sky,
To shine in the path of the angels,
Or mix with the rainbow's dye.
