| Thomas R. Lounsbury, ed. (1838–1915). Yale Book of American Verse. 1912. |
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| John Godfrey Saxe. 1816–1887 |
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| 117. Bereavement |
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| NAY, weep not, dearest, though the child be dead; | |
| He lives again in Heaven's unclouded life, | |
| With other angels that have early fled | |
| From these dark scenes of sorrow, sin, and strife. | |
| Nay, weep not, dearest, though thy yearning love | 5 |
| Would fondly keep for earth its fairest flowers, | |
| And e'en deny to brighter realms above | |
| The few that deck this dreary world of ours: | |
| Though much it seems a wonder and a woe | |
| That one so loved should be so early lost, | 10 |
| And hallowed tears may unforbidden flow | |
| To mourn the blossom that we cherished most, | |
| Yet all is well; God's good design I see, | |
| That where our treasure is, our hearts may be! | |
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