THE FAITH OF LOVE.

Thou hast watch’d beside the bed of death,

O fearless human Love!

Thy lip received the last, faint breath,

Ere the spirit fled above.

Thy prayer was heard by the parting bier,

In a low and farewell tone;

Thou hast given the grave both flower and tear—

—O Love! thy task is done.

Then turn thee from each pleasant spot