A H! the weary cares and fears, E arnest yearnings through the years I s it not a vale of tears? A h! the love we gladly greet E ver now is incomplete; I f the melody be sweet, A nd the harmony be true, E arlier loss is more in view, I ll forebodings shadow through. A fter wintry frost and rime, E ven now, the heavenly chime I s a pledge of summer time. A nchorage within the veil, E ver steadfast, cannot fail, I f the wildest storms assail. A ngel songs of love are clearer, E arth is brighter, death is dearer, I f the heavenly home be nearer. A ll in perfect union brought, E very link which @3God@1 has wrought I n the chains of loving thought: A ll our dear ones, far asunder, E ach shall join the anthem-thunder I n our future joy and wonder. A ll shall come where naught shall sever, E ndless meeting, parting never, I n God's house to dwell forever. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE TENTH MUSE: THE PROLOGUE by ANNE BRADSTREET AS THE TEAM'S HEAD BRASS by PHILIP EDWARD THOMAS A STREET SKETCH by JOSEPH ASHBY-STERRY WRITTEN ON THE LEAVES OF A FAN by FRANCIS ATTERBURY NURSERY REMINISCENCES by RICHARD HARRIS BARHAM POETRY: WHAT IS IT? by LEVI BISHOP |