The Christian Home / As it is in the Sphere of Nature and the Church; Showing the Mission, Duties, Influences, Habits, and Responsibilities of Home, its Education, Government, and Discipline; with Hints on "Match Making," and the Relation of Parents to the Marriage Choice of their Children; together with a consideration of the Tests in the Selection of a Companion, Etc.

by Samuel Philips

I’ve felt it all—as thou art feeling now;

Like thee, with stricken heart and aching brow,

I’ve sat and watched by dying beauty’s bed,

And burning tears of hopeless anguish shed;

I’ve gazed upon the sweet, but pallid face,

And vainly tried some comfort there to trace;

I’ve listened to the short and struggling breath;

I’ve seen the cherub eye grow dim in death;

Like thee, I’ve veiled my head in speechless gloom,

And laid my first-born in the silent tomb!"