Forget Not the Dead

Forget not the dead

who have loved

who have left us

Who bend o’er us now from their bright homes ab­ove;

But be­lieve

nev­er doubt

that the God who be­reft us

Permits them to min­gle with friends they still love.

Repeat their fond words

all their no­ble deeds cher­ish;

Speak plea­sant­ly of them who left us in tears:

Other joys may be lost

but their names should not per­ish

While time bears our feet through the val­ley of tears.