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IN MEMORIAM.
(To R. E. G., killed in action June 24th, 1916.)
He lies at rest beneath some foreign skies,
His great heart still'd, and cold the hand that mine
So warmly clasped and held, ere in that line
He stood; where now some gallant comrade dies.
His great heart still'd, and cold the hand that mine
So warmly clasped and held, ere in that line
He stood; where now some gallant comrade dies.
He who resigned the hopes and dreams of Youth
To dwell within the shadow of Death's wings;
The soul to save of all immortal things,
To witness still for God's eternal truth.
To dwell within the shadow of Death's wings;
The soul to save of all immortal things,
To witness still for God's eternal truth.
Whose heart beat high with hope, who with firm tread
His feet upon the highway nobly set:
Thro' life, thro' death, ah! Heaven shall not forget
He followed still to where the pathway led.
His feet upon the highway nobly set:
Thro' life, thro' death, ah! Heaven shall not forget
He followed still to where the pathway led.
Honour the brave who died, yet ever live
Immortalized; the pinnacle of fame
Shall be their throne; their deathless name
Shall show some unborn race how man can give.
Immortalized; the pinnacle of fame
Shall be their throne; their deathless name
Shall show some unborn race how man can give.
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How always shall the highest, noblest soul
Rise uppermost above this trammelled clay;
No earthly night shall mar their endless day
Who dwell with God, who make with Him one whole.
Rise uppermost above this trammelled clay;
No earthly night shall mar their endless day
Who dwell with God, who make with Him one whole.
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