Her Shining Soul Rests
Her Shining Soul Rests
Hot tear drops splatter upon her sad floor
washing the way as her prayers implore
tender mercies to answer desperate pleas
a mother begs in despair on bended knees
Broken heart invades cries of needed healing
when sick child yells out in painful feeling
mother asks for God's sweet merciful grace
hot tear drops splatter down from her face
Daughter looks up with tear stained eyes
asks mother , O' please tell me the whys
God allows this bad disease to hurt me so
when I die dear mother, where shall I go
A tender wipe of sweat from her long tresses
mother groaned as she so very sadly confesses
only God knows the answer to such mysteries
man has begged answers through all histories
A prayer given in faith sent in tragic times
reprieve begged for past unforgiven crimes
a note sent for miracles from our God above
a mother's tears marked the request with love
Hot tears splattered upon her bedroom floor
sun rose , her sweet child smiled no more
God's answer had graced her child that night
shining soul rests in Heaven, in heavenly delight
Robert J. Lindley, 07-30-2014
Written from story told of my mother's baby sister's
death at age five in 1933.. My mother said her sister
Mary lay there that sad morn with a very beautiful
smile on her face!
My grandmother cried so hard that she passed out
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