Poems (Smith)/To My Niece

by Martha A. Smith

TO MY NIECE.

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Around the dying bed of mother
 Oft my heart went out to thee,
With a fervent wish to Heaven
 That thou'lt ever remembered be.

Yours a love so true and tender,
 With no eye but God to see;
And I truly felt thy kindness,—
 Thou wilt ever remembered be.

Thy fond affection for grandmother
 Was so beautiful to me,—
While I thought of thee so often,—
 Thou wilt ever remembered be.

We will ne'er forget thy goodness,
 Nor will God in whom you trust:
Always be thus kind and gentle
 Till you mingle with the dust.

I pray God to keep thee ever
 Pure and holy in His love,—
Safely anchored in His harbor,
 When you pass to Heaven above.