FLOWERS OF GOD'S ACRE^. 



" They were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death -were 

 not divided'." 



2 Sam. i. 23. 





Heke are they laid together down, 



And peaceful sleep beneath 

 The nistic arch above them thrown, — • 



Their earthly bond in death. 



Wall-flower and Honey-suckle sweet* 



From either grave uprise, 

 And overhead in fragrance meet, — 



TJieir lot beyond the skies. 



Each to the other seems to tend, 



Each of its own impart ; 

 With love, love even yet to blend. 



Heart still to answer heart. 



y See note at end of vol. 

 « These verses were suggested by seeing the graves of two children in 

 Bonchurch churchyard, united by an arch ; and close by the tomb of the Rev. 

 W. Adams, author of the " Shadow of the Cross," " Old Man's Home," (fee, 

 » See note at end of vol. 



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