And cast a wishful eye,"--

"Joyfully, joyfully, onward I move,
Bound for the land of bright glory and love."


The joyous character of the hymns will at once be noted; and this was
the very reason why she selected them: she considered that they would
be more expressive of her condition than the mournful ones which are
so frequently used at funerals. Two of her poems seem so appropriate
here that we insert them. The former was written in June, 1859, and
the latter bears date "Nov. 30, 1861":--

THE ONE NAME.--ACTS 4:12.

"When round my dying bed ye stand,
And kiss my cheek and clasp my hand,
Oh, whisper in my failing ear
The only Name I care to hear,--
The only Name that has the power
To comfort in the dying hour.

"Let neither sob nor sigh be heard,
But still repeat that sacred word,--
Until the solace it imparts
Descends like balm upon your hearts,
And I in triumph gladly sing:
'O dreaded Death, where is thy sting?'

"And when released from sin and clay