Thomas R. Lounsbury, ed. (1838–1915). Yale Book of American Verse. 1912.
William Bingham Tappan 1794–1849
William Bingham Tappan15 Hour of Peaceful Rest
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To mourning wanderers given;
There is a joy for souls distrest,
A balm for every wounded breast,
’T is found alone in heaven.
Far from these shades of even—
A couch for weary mortals spread,
Where they may rest the aching head,
And find repose, in heaven.
By sin and sorrow driven;
When tossed on life’s tempestuous shoals,
Where storms arise, and ocean rolls,
And all is drear but heaven.
To brighter prospects given;
And views the tempest passing by,
The evening shadows quickly fly,
And all serene in heaven.
And joys supreme are given;
There rays divine disperse the gloom:
Beyond the confines of the tomb
Appears the dawn of heaven.