PASSING ON OF CHILDREN. GALLAGHER.
1 THEY are passing, upward passing,
Dearest beings of our love,
And their spirit-forms are glassing
In the beautiful above.
There we see them, there we hear them,
Through our dreams they ever move;
And we long to be anear them,
In the beautiful above.
2 They are going, gently going,
In their angel-robes to stand,
Where the stream of life is flowing
In the far-off, silent land.
We shall mourn them, we shall miss them,
From our broken little band;
But our souls shall still caress them
In the far-off, silent land.
3 They are singing, sweetly singing,
Far beyond the vale of night,
Where the angel harps are ringing,
And the day is ever bright.
We can love them, we can greet them,
From this land of dimmer light,
Till God takes us hence to meet them
Where the day is ever bright.
1 PART in peace! is day before us?
Praise his name for life and light;
Are the shadows lengthening o'er us?
Bless his care who guards the night.
2 Part in peace! with deep thanksgiving,
Rendering, as we homeward tread,
Gracious service to the living,
Tranquil memory to the dead.
3 Part in peace! such are the praises
God, our maker, loveth best ;
Such the worship that upraises
Human hearts to heavenly rest.
1 HEAVEN is here; its hymns of gladness
Cheer the true believer's way
In this world, where clouds of sadness
Often change to night our day.
2 Heaven is here; where misery lightened
Of its heavy load is seen;
Where the face of sorrow brightened
By the deed of love has been ;
3 Where the bound, the poor, despairing,
Are set free, supplied and blest;
Where in other's anguish sharing,
We can find our surest rest.
4 Where we heed the voice of duty,
Rather than man's praise or rod;
This is heaven, its peace, its beauty,
Radiant with the smile of God.
HAVE FAITH IN ONE ANOTHER.
8s & 7s.
1 CHERISH faith in one another,
When you meet in friendship's name ;
In the true friend is a brother,
And his heart should throb the same.
Though your path in life may differ,
Since the hour when first ye met,
Still have faith in one another,
You may need that friendship yet.
2 Oh, have faith in one another,
When ye speak a brother's vow;
It may not be always summer,
Not be always bright as now;
And when wintry clouds hang o'er ye,
If some kindred heart ye share,
And have faith in one another,
Oh, ye never shall despair!
3 Then have faith in one another,
And let honour be your guide;
Let the truth alone be spoken,
Whatsoever may betide.
The false may reign a little season,-
Doubt ye not, it sometimes will;
Yet have faith in one another,
And the truth shall triumph still.
79 PRAISE FOR LIGHT AND DARKNESS.
1 Joy and pain to all are given,
In the cup of human life,
E'en as in the April-heaven
Smiles and tears are still in strife.
Happiness is all around thee,
If thou seek for it aright,
Darkness doth not so confound thee
That thou canst not find the light.
2 Sadly when thy spirit sigheth,
'Neath its weight of anguish bowed,
And upon thy heart there lieth
The dark shadow of a cloud,
Look thou up in faith to heaven,
God will give thee strength to bear
All that unto thee is given
Of distress, and grief, and care.
3 When thy cup o'erflows with gladness,
Lift thy thankful heart above;
If oppressed with fear and sadness.
Trust thy heavenly Father's love.
Thou shalt know each hidden reason,
When thine earthly work is done;
Praise him, then, in every season,
For the shadow and the sun!
1 THEY are winging, they are winging
Through the thin blue air their way;
Unseen harps are softly ringing
Round about us night and day.
Could we pierce the shadows o'er us,
And behold that seraph band,
Long-lost friends would bright before us
In angelic beauty stand.
2 Lo! the dim blue mist is sweeping
Slowly from our longing eyes,
And our hearts are upward leaping
With a deep and glad surprise.
We behold them, close beside us,
Dwellers of the spirit land;
Mists and shades alone divide us
From that glorious seraph band.
3 And we know they hover round us
In the morning's rosy light,
And their unseen forms surround us
All the deep and silent night.
Yes, they're winging, they are winging
Through the thin blue air their way;
Spirit-harps are softly ringing
Round about us night and day.
LIFE IS ONWARD.
6s & 5s.
1 LIFE is onward,—use it
With a forward aim;
Toil is heavenly,—choose it,
And its welfare claim.
Look not to another
To perform your will,
Let not your own brother
Keep your warm hand still.
2 Life is onward,—try it,
Ere the day is lost;
It hath virtue,--buy it
At whatever cost.
If the world should offer
Every precious gem,
Look not at the scoffer,
Change it not for them.
3 Life is onward,-heed it
In each varied dress,
Your own act can speed it
On to happiness.
His bright pinion o'er you
Time waves not in vain,
If hope chants before you
Her prophetic strain.
4 Life is onward-prize it
In sunshine and in storm;
Oh, do not despise it
In its humblest form.
Hope and Joy together
Standing at the goal,
Through life's darkest weather
Beckon on the soul.
83 HAND IN HAND WITH ANGELS. LUCY LARCOM.
1 HAND in hand with angels, through the world we go ;
Brighter eyes are on us than we blind ones know;
Tenderer voices cheer us than we deaf will own;
Never, walking heavenward, can we walk alone.
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