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A SOLACE, by                    
First Line: Think not of all the loved ones you have lost
Last Line: And thank god for his goodness and his grace.
Subject(s): Future Life; God; Gratitude; Retribution; Eternity; After Life


Think not of all the loved ones you have lost,
Pause not to dream and grieve that they are dead,
Think that another life beyond this one
Is something grander far than we can dream;
That to the happy, it doth happier seem,
And for those worn by grief all pain is done;

Think that the soul whose path was e'er through vales
Of soft green grass and flowers and crystal streams,
Were never tried by grief; to such it seems
Life is a series bright of fairy tales;
He whose great wisdom shapes the lives of men,
Knew that the glow of sunshine would be best
For souls whose strength attuned to perfect rest
And so he gave the sun of life to them.

But to some souls God gave of life the night;
Turned to the sunshine, these poor eyes would blind;
Some souls, through grief and suffering refined,
Grow slowly, in the painful process, white.
And so they all, at last, are clean and pure,
All, all are gathered to the Father's feet,
For all that other life holds something sweet,
All of a brighter, happier home are sure.

Then wherefore grieve for those who pass away?
Why clasp woe's hand and bathe the heart in tears?
The future bright holds many happier years
Than ever yet have glittered o'er thy way;
Then greet the morning with a smiling face
And weep no more above the faded flowers,
But sing a symphony into the passing hours
And thank God for His goodness and His grace.





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