Poems (Edwards)/A Hope in Heaven

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A HOPE IN HEAVEN.
If joys which thou hast cherished long, Be severed from thy heart,If thou hast seen thy brightest dreams, Like sunbeams, all depart;If from the tendrils of thy soul, Its dearest ties be riven,Faint not, thou hast a living hope, A glorious. "hope in Heaven."
I If ever on thy pathway here, A dark'ning shadow lies,If all thy pleasures pass away, Like sunlight from the skies;If friends grow cold, if earthly hope, Be from thy bosom driven,Look up! for lo! thou hast a hope,— A better "hope in Heaven."
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If fortune frowns upon thy life, If earth is dark to thee,If sadly heaves thy little bark On life's tempestuous sea;If every friend and every joy, Be from thy pathway riven,Faint not, thou hast a fadeless hope,— A steadfast "hope in Heaven."
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