Then land it safe in a port of rest,
The haven sure of a Saviour’s breast.
1828. E. P. K.
LINES
SUGGESTED BY THE CONVERSATION OF A BROTHER AND SISTER IN THE CHAMBER OF A DECEASED AND HIGHLY VALUED PARENT.
My father! Oh! I cannot dwell
On hours when we shall meet again;
I only feel, I only know
That all my prayers for thee were vain.
“Come, brother, take a last farewell;