Sweetly sleep, oh! friends so dear,
Beneath the flow­ers, the sun and dew,
As to­day we ga­ther here
In lov­ing me­mo­ry of you.

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Sweetly sleep un­til the dawn
Of that eter­nal, hap­py day,
When, with ev­ery sha­dow gone,
We shall abide in bliss for aye.

Sweetly sleep, and take your rest,
For ev­ery bur­den now is borne,
Safe up­on your Sav­ior’s breast,
Dear friends, for you we can­not mourn.

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Sweetly sleep, so free from care,
You’ll wake, but ah! to sor­row not,
For the joys of Heav’n you’ll share,
O hap­py, hap­py is your lot!

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Sweetly sleep, oh! sweet­ly sleep,
Your toil is done, your sor­row o’er;
Vigil o’er you an­gels keep,
And blest are you for­ev­er­more!

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