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(Oh sorrow doubly deep)
I wake to find myself alone!
Alone! Bereft of all that held me here.
Oh! help Thou me to drink this second cup
E'en to its dregs!
Could I but rend the vail [sic]
And speak one word,
Or look one moment on the faces of my loved ones
As they walk together, hand in hand
Upon the shining sand
And talk of me and days gone by.
And all the plans that
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"Hads't planned for me;
"It is the Master's will and mine.
'Tis better so!"
And so, with heart to heart,
And hand in hand,
We worked and waited
For the consummation of the plans we made.
But now, what must I do?
My husband's work is done,
And Thou, dear Lord, hast called him home
To be with Thee and Leland.
Without a farewell word,
or parting kiss,
Or loving message sent,
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And yet we tried, husband and I,
To bear it gladly
For Thine own dear sake, and his,
Our darling Leland's
For well we knew that Thou
Did'st will it thus,
And Leland, too, could he but speak to us,
Would say: "'Tis better so;
"Only a few short years, beloved,
"While I will watch and wait for thee
Upon the golden sand,
Go on, and build for other's sons
"Een more than thou in thy fond love
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and whisper:
"Peace, be still," for "I am with thee,"
"And will not forsake."
Oh! Father, help thou me,
To do the work Thou hast for me to do,
And comfort me.
This is the prayer I make.
June 24, 1893 H.O.H.
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Tis better so.
Then help Thou me.
It won't be long, if I am faithful
To the trust reposed in me,
Until I, too shall have
The blessed joy of seeing Thee
And clasping once again within my arms
The forms fo those I loved so well.
Till then, Oh help Thou me;
And send the Comforter
To cheer me on my way,
And in the lonely watches of the night
Stand close beside my bed