Gashed with honourable scars,Low in Glory's lap they lie;Though they fell, they fell like stars,Streaming splendour through the sky.
Time is eternity begun.
While rose-buds scarcely show'd their hue, But coyly linger'd on the thorn.
The Dead are like the stars by day; Withdrawn from mortal eye, But not extinct, they hold their way In glory through the sky.
The Dove, on silver pinions, winged her peaceful way.
There is a flower, a little flower With silver crest and golden eye, That welcomes every changing hour, And weathers every sky.