Susan Graham Pepper - Sister Thou Wasn’t Mild and Lovely

13. Sister Thou Wasn’t Mild and Lovely
(trad. from Susie Goerhing/Addie Graham)

Sister thou was’t mild and lovely, gentle as the summer breeze
Pleasant as the air of evening, as it flows among the trees
Peaceful be thy silent slumber, peaceful in thy grave so low
Thou no more will join our number, thou no more our song shall sing

Dearest sister thou has left us, here thy loss we deeply feel
Yet is God who has bereft, He our sorrows all can heal
Yet again we hope to meet thee, when the days of life have fled
Then in heaven with joy to greet thee, where no farewell tears are shed