(_For a Drama_)
Toll no bell and say no prayer,
Let no rose die on my bier.
All I hoped for shall appear
Or be well forgotten, there.
(Like the waves of yesteryear.)
Toll no bell and drop no sigh,
Bear me softly to the tomb;
Life was dark, but light is nigh–
Light no sorrow shall consume
(And no kiss of love–or cry).
Toll no bell; the clod will toll
Grief enough for any ear.
When the last has sounded clear,
Know that I have reached the Goal
(Which is God seen thro no tear).
(Cale Young Rice)
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