Patience Strong

[mash12429]

I'm looking for a poem by Patience Strong to use at a funeral.
'You never knew how you could face the years that loomed ahead;
you did not know if you would have the strength to tread the lonely path that lay before you....
...................................
But you prayed and through your prayer.....
It's not until our lives are shattered that we come to know...
Can anyone help me please?

[Mr Veritas]

After a lot of searching on the net I am sorry to say I cannot find your poem. (I am sure someone on AB will), but I did find this poem by Patience Strong:~

The Awakening

Death is not a sleep, but an awakening
to Life. Casting off the dreams of
darkness, sorrow, sin and strife-the soul
arising greets the glory of the morning ray-
faring forth into the promise of the golden
day.
At the gate that swings between this world
and worlds above-stands the Angel of God�s
mercy with the lamp of love�. Fear not for
the spirit that has passed into the night.
Death is not sleep, but an awakening to
Light.