MOURN FOR THE MOURNER by S. M. S.

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 12, 1876

MOURN FOR THE MOURNER.

By S. M. S.

“Mourn for the Mourner and not for the Dead.”—Hemans.

JOIN not to sigh with the weeping willow, Bend not in grief o'er the loved one's grave; For the departed has left time's billow, No more to be tossed on life's dark wave.

Mourn not that the aged have ended all sorrow In sweet rest, untroubled with pains or with fears; Haste to the mourner who waits for the morrow With heart-breaking grief and comfortless tears.

Grieve not that the youth's fair hopes were blighted, And earth's bright visions were never met, On a soon-coming morn will the tomb be lighted With a blest life immortal whose sun will ne'er set.

But have you the tears for life's woes flowing, Shed them no more o'er the homes of the dead; But with kind words in sympathy glowing, To the stricken household, thy footsteps be led.

There has death struck the keen blow of anguish, And affliction rules with sad, bitter sway, And there o'er their loss fond hearts will languish, While peacefully sleeps the one in clay.

In that lonely household where fond ties, all broken, Are wringing the hearts whence peace has fled; Go, strengthen the links of hope near broken; “Mourn for the mourner and not for the dead.”

S. M. S.