Could but a message come from thee
That I might know thee safely there,
My sadness would so quickly flee
And I would wait, thy love to share.

Tis but the silence makes this pain
I ne'er would grieve if I did know
The beauty of thy life and gain
I, patiently, would wait to go

I know God's law has been fulfilled,
You've paid the tribute of all sin;
Thy life has run just as He willed
And all its honors, you did win

You lived, you loved, your race was sweet
When viewed the blighting of this earth;
And,thy reward is made complete
By One who tests and knows your worth.

And I must plod life's weary way
Without a father and mother's care;
I may not hear them kindly say,
Courage and yeild not to despair.

They were the magnet of my life,
Their goodness charged my very soul;
I could not yeild howe'er the strife
When they and right, I saw the goal.

And what in tribute can I say?
Their works and life will far out shine;
They trod the just and holy way
That leads unto the life Divine.

And yet, thy love will fill me still
E'en though thy form I cannot see;
And sweet thy blessings, ever fill
With thoughts of love and faith and thee.

And so, I bow unto His will
And lay my treasures at His feet
And ask but faith to serve me still
Till I can make my life complete.