Funeral Poems for Child

Full short his journey was, no dust;
Of earth unto his sandals clave;
The weary weight that old men must;
He bore not to his grave.
He seemed a cherub who had lost his way;
And wandered hither, so his stay;
With us was short, and 'twas most meet;
That he should be no delver in earth's clod;
No need to pause and cleanse his feet;
To stand before his God;
O blest word - Evermore.

The fairest lilies are the first to fall;
The sweetest the first to fade;
The fondest, dearest, best of all;
At peaceful rest is laid.
As some sweet blossom droops and dies;
When blighted by the frost;
He faded from before our eyes;
And all too soon was lost.
But in God's garden free from pain;
Where grow His fairest flowers;
We know that we shall meet again;
This fairest bloom of ours.
Ere sin could blight or sorrow fade;
Death came with friendly care;
The opening bud to heaven conveyed;
And bade it blossom there.

No stain was on her little heart;
Sin had not entered there;
And innocence slept sweetly on;
That pale white brow so fair.
She was too pure for this cold earth;
Too beautiful to stay;
And so God's holy angel bore;
Our darling one away.

A bud that the Gardener gave us;
A pure and lovely child;
He gave her in our keeping;
To cherish undefiled.
But just as it was opening;
To the glory of the day;
Down came the Heavenly Gardener;
And took our flower away.

If only the sky could open;
And his dear little face I could see;
Oh, what a wonderful feeling;
I know would come over me.
But he is with the Angels;
Far from sin and pain;
Where Jesus said: "Believe in Me;
And thou shalt see him again"

He was born to be an angel;
Secure in our Father's care;
And his dear little feet now patter along;
The beautiful streets up there.

Our darling has gone to the angels above;
Where there's nothing but
happiness, joy and love.
Gone from this world, so full of strife;
Back to the God who gave her life.
But rejoice that God chose
our sweet flower for His own;
And has taken her back to His Heavenly home.

My precious little (Name);
You rest upon the stars.
As we gaze upon you;
We know one star is ours.
It shines oh so beautiful;
Just as you did on Earth.
One day Mom and Dad will be one;
For we too will leave this earth.
Your soul has reached Jesus;
To God we pray for this.
(Name) do one little thing;
Catch this great big kiss.

So we are glad;
Not that our loved one has gone;
But that the earth;
She laughed and lived on
was our earth too.
Tears over departure?
Nay a smile;
That we walked with her a little while.