Poems (Bell)/To Baby
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TO BABY. (Who died.)
Thou wert too frail a thing
Earth's woes to brave,
And the soul returned
To the God who gave,
Like some sweet flower
We watched the bud unfold,
Only to droop and fade
Away, touched by the cold.
Earth's woes to brave,
And the soul returned
To the God who gave,
Like some sweet flower
We watched the bud unfold,
Only to droop and fade
Away, touched by the cold.
Sleep, softly sleep!
Life's journey o'er,
Safe with the angels
Thou art evermore.
Rest, sweetly rest!
Out from the night
So dark you went
To the Eternal light.
Farewell, sweet babe,
Our loss, thy gain,
For earth's paths but pave
The way Heaven's
Perfection to attain.
Safe from all pain,
On the Saviour's breast.
"Free" from all care.
Rest, sweetly rest!
Life's journey o'er,
Safe with the angels
Thou art evermore.
Rest, sweetly rest!
Out from the night
So dark you went
To the Eternal light.
Farewell, sweet babe,
Our loss, thy gain,
For earth's paths but pave
The way Heaven's
Perfection to attain.
Safe from all pain,
On the Saviour's breast.
"Free" from all care.
Rest, sweetly rest!