Second Nuptials

There is no jealousy in realms above :
The spirit purified from earthly stain,
And knowing that its earthly loss was gain,
Transfers its property in earthly love
(Tho" love it was she does not yet reprove)
To her by Heaven appointed to sustain
The honoured matron's part ; to bear the pain.
The joy, the duty, all things that behove
A Christian wedded. She that dwells on high
May be a guardian angel to the wife
That her good husband chooses to supply
Her place, vacated in the noon of life ;
With holy gladness may support the bride
Through happy cares to her by death denied.