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.
Sleep, softly sleep! Life's journey o'er,Safe with the angels Thou art evermore.Rest, sweetly rest! Out from the nightSo dark you went To the Eternal light.Farewell, sweet babe, Our loss, thy gain,For earth's paths but pave The way Heaven'sPerfection to attain. Safe from all pain,On the Saviour's breast. "Free" from all care.Rest, sweetly rest!