Song for the Funeral... (MM)

I.

“Solemn strikes the funeral chime,
Notes of our departing time;
As we journey here below,
Through a pilgrimage of woe!”

p. 118

II.

“Mortals, now indulge a tear,
For Mortality is here:
See how wide her trophies wave
O’er the slumbers of the grave!

III.

“Here another guest we bring.
Seraphs of celestial wing,
To our funeral altar come:
Waft this friend and brother home.

IV.

“Lord of all! below–above–
Fill our hearts with truth and love;
When dissolves our earthly tie,

Take us to thy Lodge on High.”