Poems (Curwen)/J. Pennington

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In Memoriam
J. Pennington, Drowned December 13th, 1895.
Rage on, wild winds, rage on,  Ye have widow'd in your strife  Another loving wife, Robbed fond parents of a son:    Rage on, rage on.
Roll on, rough seas, roll on,  He does not hear your roar,  For he is safe ashore, His journeyings all done:    Roll on, roll on.
Weep on, sad heart, weep on,  Tears are given to shed  For the living and the dead, So let the fountains run:    Weep on, weep on.
Sleep on, brave heart, sleep on,  Thou hast no watch to keep,  Nothing to do but sleep Until the night be gone:    Sleep on, sleep on.
The friend whom we have lost,  Heard o'er the roaring gale  The Heavenly Pilot's "Hail!"And died at duty's post.    He is not lost.
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