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Lines On The Old Danvers Burying Ground
Above the ancient Burying place
Looks calmly down the full-orbed moon;
Each well known grave I plainly trace,
As in the effulgent light of noon.
Looks calmly down the full-orbed moon;
Each well known grave I plainly trace,
As in the effulgent light of noon.
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And through the cold, transparent air,
The stars and planets brightly glow;
As if they listened to the prayer
Of dwellers on this sphere below.
The stars and planets brightly glow;
As if they listened to the prayer
Of dwellers on this sphere below.
And is there not some secret tie,
Some influence from yon shining spheres;
Which lifts the sorrowing soul on high,
Above this lowly vale of tears?
Some influence from yon shining spheres;
Which lifts the sorrowing soul on high,
Above this lowly vale of tears?
There is. For gazing on this spot
My tearful eyes are upward turned,
And mortal feelings are forgot,
A higher lesson I have learned.
My tearful eyes are upward turned,
And mortal feelings are forgot,
A higher lesson I have learned.
For He who formed the wondrous whole,
And doth each planet's motions guide;
Will clothe again the immortal soul,
And for his children still provide.
And doth each planet's motions guide;
Will clothe again the immortal soul,
And for his children still provide.
For as the earthly form we wear,
The fading emblem of decay;
The heavenly image we shall share,
Which fadeth not, like that, away.
The fading emblem of decay;
The heavenly image we shall share,
Which fadeth not, like that, away.
All live to God! Though earth may hide
The forms of loved ones from our sight;
Our friends still live, with Him abide,
Who on the grave sheds holy light.
The forms of loved ones from our sight;
Our friends still live, with Him abide,
Who on the grave sheds holy light.
Poem No. 25; c. 28 December 1858
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