The Christian Friend's Farewell

The Christian Friend's Farewell

1 item ([2] leaves) : 25 x 20.5 cm

Poem written by Sally Berkeley upon the death of her cousin and friend, Lucy Digges for Mrs. Ralph W. Digges, Louisa County, Virginia. Dated Airwell, April 11, 1835.

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Airwell April 11 1835

The Christian Friend's Farewell.

Adieu; beloved friend; adieu,
On earth we only meet to part
Yet to the Christian's brighter view
Still we are one; still near ⁱn heart

That "threefold cord" of Christian love;
Which from the heights of heaven descends,
When parted here; is joined above;
And holds to Christ and Christian friends;

And when we part; the throne of grace
Shall be our centre and retreat;
Though distant far, at that bright place;
We still may hold communion sweet.

Prayer shall a vast triangle form
On whose wide base we still can meet;
And whose high top surmounts each storm,
And joins us at our Saviour's feet

And should the stream of death divide
Our souls a moment on its shore;
They part to meet - they join to abide
Where pain and parting are no more.

Written for my dear cousin Lucy by her affectionate friend
and cousin Sally N Berkeley

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For
Mrs. Ralph W. Digges
Louisa,
Virginia

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