589. C. M. Mrs. Hemans. Death of the Young. 1 Calm on the bosom of thy God, Young spirit, rest thee now! E'en while with us thy footsteps trod His seal was on thy brow. 2 Dust, to its narrow house beneath! Soul, to its place on high! They that have seen thy look in death, No more may fear to die. 3 Lone are the paths, and sad the bowers, Whence thy meek smile is gone; But O, a brighter home than ours, In heaven is now thine own.
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