To a Loved One in Heaven

The day was breaking when the summons came;
I saw thee pass the gates of earthly life;
My heart went too, but came to earth again.
In that sweet going all of earth was passed.
Thy tears were wiped away; all pain and sorrow fled.
It was not death, for death had been destroyed,
The rising soul left all of Time behind —
It passed all shadows to the light of God —
And Jesus gave thee — His beloved — sleep.
I shall see thee in the morning, when my tears are wiped away.
We shall dwell with Christ forever, in that Resurrection Day.

Heyman Wreford.