Poems of religion and society.: With notices of his life and character by John Davis and T. H. Benton.

TO A BEREAVED MOTHER.
No passion fierce, nor low desire,
Has quenched the radiance of the flame;
Back to its GOD the living fire
Reverts, unclouded as it came.
Fond mourner! be that solace thine!
Let hope her healing charm impart,
And soothe, with melodies divine,
The anguish of a mother's heart.
0, think! the darlings of thy love,
Divested of this earthly clod,
Amid unnumber'd saints above,
Bask in the bosom of their GOD.
Of their short pilgrimage on earth
Still tender images remain:
Still, still they bless thee for their birth,
Still filial gratitude retain.
Each anxious care, each rending sigh,
That wrung for them the parent's breast,
Dwells on remembrance in the sky,
Amid the raptures of the blest.
O'er thee, with looks of love, they bend;
For thee the LORD of life implore;
.And oft, from sainted bliss descend,
Thy wounded quiet to restore.
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