The Vacant Chairs.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 346, 25 December 1902, Page 4

The Vacant Chairs.

Oar mother, they have laid thee low,. Our father, too, beneath the sod j Though down our cheeks the tear-draji '■ f10w,,. \?- We lift our aching hearts to God. Has He not burst the bonds away? " Poor mourners, dry thorn weepingeveej Look rap." we almost hear Him say, " As I have risen, they too shall riae." Then tenderly, 'midi hope and fear. We lay thee down from all onr love; The souls have left their prison, here, And soared away to peace above. Home'slast dear link is gone; we btdgj} ■ Our heads, our hearts, to God who gava g Ah, who would chide our weeping now?— The Saviour wept, at Lazarns' grave. But we will lift our eyes above, And bless Him for the hope He's given] He has but taken, in His love, Our parents to their home in Heaves, Then let us tread the narrow way— , The way bur parents trod before; We trust in God to meet some day Upon that peaceful, happy shore. • Then " Dnst to Dust." The soothing prayaf Is o'er. We take our sad return And leave our parents sleeping there Until the Resurrection Mom,