Whitechurch
John Spry and Margaret his wife.
1738.
In a good old age,
By death we did fall,
And here we must lie
Until Christ doth call.
Gregory Nicholas. 1840.
—Sleep here awhile, Thou Dearest
Part of me, and in a little while I’ll
Come and sleep with thee.
Thomas Ching. 1857.
In health and strength from home I went,
I thought so to return;
But while at work I lost my life,
And left my friends to mourn.
Then thou who knowest my fate,
While pondering o’er my sod,
So short may be thy date,
“Prepare to meet thy God.”