SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
CAROLINE FITZGERALD
WHO DIED AUGUST THE 19TH 1840
AGED 6
THE LOVELY BUD SO YOUNG SO FAIR
CALLED HENCE BY EARLY DOOM
JUST CAME TO SHOW HOW SWEET A FLOWER
IN PARADISE WOULD BLOOM
ERE SIN COULD BLAST OR SORROW FADE
DEATH CAME WITH FRIENDLY CARE
THE OPENING BUD TO HEAVEN CONVEYD
AND BADE IT BLOSSOM THERE
OUR DARK AFFECTION MIGHT HAVE....
THE VOICE OF GOD HAS CALLED THIS CHILD AWAY
SHORT PAIN, SHORT GRIEF DEAR BADE WERE THINE
NOW JOYS ETERNAL AND DIVINE