Yes, for him the victor,
Sing but low, sing low!
A soft, sad, miserere chaunt,
For a soul about to go!
Mrs. Hemans.
GO to thy glorious home, I would not stay thee,
Go to the land where only pleasures flow,
Might sorrowing love, and human prayers detain thee,
Friend of my spirit I would bid thee go.
Go to thy glorious home, I would not stay thee;
Fade on, fade on, as sweet day yields to night;
And if the darkness for awhile array thee,
‘Tis but to clothe thee in a day more bright.
Yet blame not that my heart is wildly heaving,
Triumph and joy are in my tears for thee,
And if there mingle with them tears of grieving,
How should the living from life’s pangs be free?
Light love may fade, and youthful zeal may perish,
As rainbows vanish, and as leaves decay;
But mine, born in the soul, my soul will cherish,
Flee as thou wilt beyond my reach away.
And thou art going not as spring flowers wither
Soon to return when may I look for thee?
Going so far sight may not track thee thither,
Nor strong wings follow where thy flight will be.
To the bright stars in lofty myriads burning,
To the calm clouds piled in the summer air,
Oft shall I look with love’s fond helpless yearning,
But none will tell me if thy home be there.
The haunts that knew thee, glade, and hearth, and bower,
They will be silent when I bid them speak;
And living friends questioned till life’s last hour,
They will but tell me “Gone is she you seek!”
Yet go, yet go, ev’n though I know not whither,
Save that where God is, will thy dwelling be,
Oft shall I feel thy spirit say “Come hither;”
Oft will mine answer “Soon I come to thee!”
(Mary Jane Jewsbury)
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