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...TOM MOONEY by WILLIAM ELLERY LEONARD O YOU WHOM I OFTEN AND SILENTLY COME by WALT WHITMAN A SONG FOR THE SINGLE TABLE ON NEW YEAR'S DAY by ELIZABETH FRANCES AMHERST PERVERSITY by EVA K. ANGLESBURG THE TUTELAGE by ROBERT MOWRY BELL THE CHELSEA PENSIONERS by SUSANNA BLAMIRE TOWARDS DEMOCRACY: PART 3. THESE POPULATIONS by EDWARD CARPENTER |