| William Baxter | O, Mourn Her Not (1850) |
| T H E L A D I E S ' R E P O S I T O R Y . |
| D E C E M B E R, 1 8 5 0 . |
| O, M O U R N H E R N O T ! |
| BY WILLIAM BAXTER. |
| O, MOURN her not! for she is happy now, Since she hath left this world of care and sin; The pearly gates have opened, and with joy, While angels welcomed, she hath entered in. There she hath found the Lord she loved in life; She swells the number of the blood-washed throng; A golden harp now graces her glad hands, And she hath joined the everlasting song. O, mourn her not! the desert now is passed, And she hath gained the bright and sinless land; She was too pure for this dark, sin-stained world, And God hath called her up to his right hand. She dwells where sorrow never may invade, Where tears come not, and sighing is unknown; The soul's deep thirst is quenched; for now she drinks From that pure stream which flashes near the throne. O, mourn her not! the victor's fadeless wreath Is bound upon her pure and spotless brow; Trial is passed, and on her bright reward The one you mourned has gladly entered now. Then, strong in hope and trust, dry up your tears; Her God is yours; and, O! it will be sweet, With her you loved and lost on earth below, Around the throne of God above to meet. |
[The Ladies' Repository 10 (December 1850): 404.]
ABOUT THE ELECTRONIC EDITION
William Baxter's "O, Mourn Her Not" was first published in The Ladies' Repository: A Monthly Periodical Devoted to Literature and Religion, Vol. 10, No. 12, December 1850, p. 404. This volume, edited by B. F. Tefft, was published in Cincinnati by L. Swormstedt and J. H. Power and in New York by G. Lane and L. Scott.
Addenda and corrigenda are earnestly solicited.
Ernie Stefanik
Derry, PA
Created 15 April 2000.
Updated 28 June 2003.
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