'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...CAROL: NEW STYLE by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET TO MARY CHURCH TERRELL - LECTURER by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON DOWN BY THE CARIB SEA: 1. SUNRISE IN THE TROPICS by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: DOW BRITT by EDGAR LEE MASTERS SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: JOHN CABANIS by EDGAR LEE MASTERS |