Poems (Edwards)/A Hope in Heaven

by Matilda Caroline Smiley Edwards

A HOPE IN HEAVEN.

If joys which thou hast cherished long,
 Be severed from thy heart,
If thou hast seen thy brightest dreams,
 Like sunbeams, all depart;
If from the tendrils of thy soul,
 Its dearest ties be riven,
Faint not, thou hast a living hope,
 A glorious. "hope in Heaven."

I If ever on thy pathway here,
 A dark'ning shadow lies,
If all thy pleasures pass away,
 Like sunlight from the skies;
If friends grow cold, if earthly hope,
 Be from thy bosom driven,
Look up! for lo! thou hast a hope,—
 A better "hope in Heaven."

If fortune frowns upon thy life,
 If earth is dark to thee,
If sadly heaves thy little bark
 On life's tempestuous sea;
If every friend and every joy,
 Be from thy pathway riven,
Faint not, thou hast a fadeless hope,—
 A steadfast "hope in Heaven."