Notices of Kindred and Friends Departed Author:William Ball General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1865 Original Publisher: James Taylor Subjects: History / General Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Milli... more »on-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: MY SISTER, HANNAH BALL. (died At Moxley Parsonage, The Home Of A Dear Niece And Nephew, In 1861.) Sister and Aunt! in Jesus fall'n asleep ! So bright in age, so loving, generous, free! The old and young, thy tender mourners, weep; Weep for themselves, while they rejoice for Thee! MY BROTHER, JOSEPH BALL. Sunset hath overtaken while I muse : Profound the solitude and still the hour! A time for solemn thoughts -- to thee they turn, Brother beloved, so lately from my sight, Hid in the grave! whose sun of life went down While yet 'twas day, whose sun of joy had set In earlier years, that o'er thy future way Had cast their shade, and paled a sunny mien, As once my youth beheld, though dimm'd so long! Deep memories of thy many griefs oppress The labouring heart, and fill the o'erflowing eye; I cannot charm them, e'en with cheering trust That all are past, and thou at rest in heaven ; They will not sleep, my Brother! till once more With thee I grieve, and weep those griefs again, In sympathy that overlives themselves, And faithful love, that, e'en when Thou art blest, Kemembers all thy woes, by lingering pains, Distressfully prolong'd; nor less I mourn That ocean roll'd between that scene and me, Forbade to share thy chamber's tender watch And soothing cares -- to witness hopes that sprung Within its gloom, and bore most precious fruit Of Christian trust, and consolation strong! I was on the Continent MY SISTER, SARAH WARING. (anniversary Op Her Loss ; Teesdale). Vanish'd, but not forgot, Sister, thy weary ...« less