Died at Hartford, May 12th, 1860.
Gone, pure in heart! unto thy fitting home,
Where nought of ill can follow. O’er thy life
There swept no stain, and o’er its placid close
No shadow.
As for us, who saw thee move
From childhood onward, loving and serene,
To every duty faithful, we who feel
The bias toward self too often make
Our course unequal, or beset with thorns,
Give thanks to Him, the Giver of all good,
For what thou wert, but most for what thou art.
* * * * *
Thy meek and reverent nature cheer’d the heart
Of hoary Age even in thine early bloom,
And with sweet tenderness of filial care,
And perfect sympathy, thy shielding arm
Pillow’d a Mother’s head, till life went out.
We yield thee back, with sound of holy hymns,
Flowers in thy hand, and bosom,–parting gifts
Of Spring, that makes our earth so beautiful,
Faintly prefiguring thine eternal gain
Of flowers that never fade and skies that need
Not sun nor moon to light them.
So farewell,
Our grief is selfish, yet it hath its way,
Nor can we stand beside thine open grave
Without a tear.
Yet still doth chasten’d faith
Ask help of God, to render back with praise
A soul to which He gave the victory.
(Lydia Howard Huntley Sigourney)
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