AN ANGEL WHISPERED
H.W. Bryce
I knelt beside her grave, alone and lost,
Not knowing how to grieve,
Still not able to believe,
For life had dealt to us its double-cross.
I scanned the tombstone garden, heard the sound
As others seemed to cope,
But still I found no hope,
For wrapped in chains of grief I still was bound.
I went into the chapel there and knelt.
I tried to pray, I wept
for all the love I kept,
But still no solace there I felt.
But just as I gave up on life, and fear,
I heard a voice, all faint
Yet clear, and then I knew, —
For I heard an angel whisper in my ear.
Do not despair, it said, your path is clear
For though your love’s no longer here
Her spirit will forever linger near
She says her thanks for keeping up your vow.
That angel’s voice it soothed my nerves somehow
And now I have the strength
To be what I can be
And I will be so much the stronger now.
Yes I heard an angel whisper in my ear,
I’ve nothing now to fear;
I walk in peace – I shed no tear,
For I heard an angel whisper in my ear.
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