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THE MEMORY OF THE DEAD.
The memory of the dead!
Loved in their life, lamented in their end;
When such from earth have fled,
With thoughts of immortality must blend.
Loved in their life, lamented in their end;
When such from earth have fled,
With thoughts of immortality must blend.
We turn us from the tomb,
Wherein we lay them, and its darksome night;
To catch, 'mid grief and gloom,
Glimpses of hope, and gleams of dawning light.
Wherein we lay them, and its darksome night;
To catch, 'mid grief and gloom,
Glimpses of hope, and gleams of dawning light.
And God's most holy word
Gives more than gleams and glimpses—to sustain
Our hearts—however stirred,
Declaring that the dead shall live again!
Gives more than gleams and glimpses—to sustain
Our hearts—however stirred,
Declaring that the dead shall live again!
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The memory of the dead!
It steals upon us in our hours of woe;
And, e'en while tears are shed,
It bids them not in hopeless sorrow flow.
It steals upon us in our hours of woe;
And, e'en while tears are shed,
It bids them not in hopeless sorrow flow.
For Scripture points to Him
Who conquered death, and triumphed o'er the grave;
Till eyes—by tears made dim,
Brighten with hope, and hearts thro' faith are brave!
Who conquered death, and triumphed o'er the grave;
Till eyes—by tears made dim,
Brighten with hope, and hearts thro' faith are brave!
The memory of the dead!
'Tis the best treasure living hearts can hoard;
For God's own word hath said,
“Blessed are they, departed in the Lord!”
'Tis the best treasure living hearts can hoard;
For God's own word hath said,
“Blessed are they, departed in the Lord!”
“Even so!” the
Spirit saith!
Since from their labours quietly they rest;
Waiting—in trustful faith,
The glorious resurrection of the blest.
Since from their labours quietly they rest;
Waiting—in trustful faith,
The glorious resurrection of the blest.
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