Parting.

The deepest sorrow fills the heart To see our loved ones perish; But soon or late we all must part With those we fondly cherish.

The tie must break with friend and friend: The true and noble-hearted Must one day reach their journey’s end, To join the dear departed.

Why mourn we, then, for those who cross The intervening river? Although to us a heavy loss, To them is joy forever.