[6] The Rev. Claudius Herrick, long known and celebrated as the instructor of young ladies in New Haven.
A VOICE FROM HEAVEN.
“And one of the elders said unto me, ‘Weep not.’”
St. John.
O, weep not in thy lonely hours,
My Mary! weep not so;
If thou couldst hear my spirit-voice,
Thy tears would cease to flow.
I’d tell thee of thy future home,
Its pure unfading bliss,