On Memory
By Eliza And Sarah Wolcott
Life is sweeten’d by thy power,
And the fallen years return,
Draws the eurtain from an hour,
Thither we a lesson learn.
Take the veil from former years,
Brightens eyes bedim’d with grief,
Sooths our sorrows and our tears,
Thither may we find relief.
Mem’ry cheers in joy or wo,
Though our earthly hopes are riven,
Though our tears awhile may flow,
Soon our bark may rest in heaven.
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