| Andrew Macphail, comp. The Book of Sorrow. 1916. | | | XXXV. Consolation
Stanzas for Music | | By Lord Byron (1788–1824) |
| | | BRIGHT be the place of thy soul! | |
| No lovelier spirit than thine | |
| E’er burst from its mortal control, | |
| In the orbs of the blessed to shine. | |
| On earth thou wert all but divine, | 5 |
| As thy soul shall immortally be; | |
| And our sorrow may cease to repine | |
| When we know that thy God is with thee | |
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| Light be the turf of thy tomb! | |
| May its verdure like emeralds be! | 10 |
| There should not be the shadow of gloom | |
| In aught that reminds us of thee. | |
| Young flowers and an evergreen tree | |
| May spring from the spot of thy rest: | |
| But nor cypress nor yew let us see; | 15 |
| For why should we mourn for the blest? | | | | |
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