Contents -BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD

Henry Charles Beeching, ed. (1859–1919). Lyra Sacra: A Book of Religious Verse. 1903.

By John Henry Newman (1801–1890)

A Voice from Afar

WEEP not for me:—
Be blithe as wont, nor tinge with gloom
The stream of love that circles home,
Light hearts and free!
Joy in the gifts Heaven’s bounty lends;	5
Nor miss my face, dear friends!
I still am near;—
Watching the smiles I prized on earth,
Your converse mild, your blameless mirth;
Now too I hear	10
Of whisper’d sounds the tale complete,
Low prayers, and musings sweet.
A sea before
The Throne is spread:—its pure still glass
Pictures all earth-scenes as they pass.	15
We, on its shore,
Share, in the bosom of our rest,
God’s knowledge, and are blest.