November 23, 2008
You Must Not Mourn For Me
you must not mourn for me
when I die
for I will not mourn
but dance across the final bridge
to the golden land of God
where tears and pain will end
do not mourn
you must not mourn my loves
when I die
who gave me their love
found firm upon the love of God
for they mourn but my moving
as to an other room
do not mourn
you must mourn those friends
when I die
who, doubting my hope
think my life has its end in death
not believing I live on
as they can also live
you must mourn
you must mourn for others
when they die
who’ve no share in Life
who, knowing neither God nor hope,
find in death an endless grief
forever lost to Life
do mourn them
you must not mourn for me
when I die
for I am redeemed
mourn those who neither know nor care
hold them close in fervent prayer
that they may share His Joy
and not mourn
In case you might be interested,
here is an early draft of this poem: