“Thy will,” they responded—“oh, help us to say,
Thy will, oh our Father, both now, and alway.”
It stilled the wild tempest of sorrow and pain,
And brought to their minds that sweet promise again;
Of strength, with the trial—of light mid the gloom,
And a life never ending, beyond the dark tomb.
Then they thought of the loved, who had passed on before,
Who would greet their dear boy, on that beautiful shore—
And give him a welcome, so tender and kind,
And help him rich treasures of knowledge to find.