'Way up along Salvation's River, In heaven above, There angel spirits rest forever, There are the ones I love. There the old folks wait to greet me, Nevermore I'll roam. O angels, wing your way to meet me, Far from the old folks at home. Life's lonely stream too long I've followed, Brackish its flow; All pleasure has in pain been swallowed, Hope but fulfilled in woe. Like father, there is not another Can mercy show; No one will love me like a mother, No matter where I go. O mother, take your child back to you; Father, I come. World-weary eyes shall, opening, view you, And I'll be safe at home. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A MEDITATION FOR HIS MISTRESS by ROBERT HERRICK EVENING by ISABELLA LOCKHART ALDERMAN SONNET: 1 by RICHARD BARNFIELD POETRY: WHAT IS IT? by LEVI BISHOP LOVE AMONG THE RUINS by ROBERT BROWNING AIRS SUNG AT BROUGHAM CASTLE: DIALOGUE SUNG THE FIRST NIGHT by THOMAS CAMPION SONG TO MY MISTRESS, I BURNING IN LOVE by THOMAS CAREW |