  By courtesy of Ladies’ World, New York City. The Here and There are not so far apart, As oft’ they seem to Sorrow’s waiting heart; The waking love that Here no more shall sleep Will There the souls in perfect union keep. God does not mean, tho’ Heaven be bright and fair, To break the strands between the Here and There. The heart that loves shall love beyond the skies; The soul that lives shall live in Paradise. We know that He in joy and peace will keep Our own and His until we fall asleep. The same sweet smile, the loving face so fair, But glorified, awaits our coming There. To those who trust and patiently endure, He gives them back, bright, beautiful and pure. They are not lost to such as you and me But still shall love us thro’ Eternity;— And from temptation and from earthly care Shall lead us upward to the Heavenly There. |
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