Matin Bells and Scarlet and Gold By "F. Harald Williams"[i.e. F. W. O. Ward]. First Edition |
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“COMPLETE IN HIM.”
One left us for he was but lent
A little while, and might not stay;
The Master called him, and he went
Into eternal day.
A little while, and might not stay;
The Master called him, and he went
Into eternal day.
One lies not in his native dust,
But under ocean deep and dim;
And we must hush our hearts, and trust
The Lord had need of him.
But under ocean deep and dim;
And we must hush our hearts, and trust
The Lord had need of him.
Another now is gone, this time
To life, along the Master's track;
But going caught the heavenly chime
And gave its music back.
To life, along the Master's track;
But going caught the heavenly chime
And gave its music back.
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And yet she is not gone, but still
Holds tight the bond she ever bore,
And shares the place she used to fill
With one who makes it more.
Holds tight the bond she ever bore,
And shares the place she used to fill
With one who makes it more.
She brought a brother back like light
To those who loved and lost so long,
And changed the sorrow of our night
Into a marriage song.
To those who loved and lost so long,
And changed the sorrow of our night
Into a marriage song.
And last is Christ, though not the least,
To turn earth's water into wine—
To make life all one wedding feast;
And so we still are nine.
To turn earth's water into wine—
To make life all one wedding feast;
And so we still are nine.
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