“In Memoriam”

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“In Memoriam”

The record of a faith sublime,

And hope, through clouds, far-off discerned;

The incense of a love that burned

Through pain and doubt defying Time:

The story of a soul at strife

That learned at last to kiss the rod,

And passed through sorrow up to God,

From living to a higher life:

A light that gleams across the wave

Of darkness, down the rolling years,

Piercing the heavy mist of tears⁠—

A rainbow shining o’er a grave.