In Memoriam, President George Q. Cannon: A Poem
Improvement Era, vol. 4, no. 7, May 1901, p. 522
Ward, J. H.
IN MEMORIAM.
PRESIDENT GEORGE Q. CANNON, DIED APRIL 12, 1901.
Each voyager, who life's dark sea has braved, Suffers a wreck upon the hither shore. The voyager, victorious, is saved, And safely rests where storms can come no more.
As sinks the sun at eventide, to rise In glorious strength on other haunts of men, So sink the just beneath our earthly skies, To shine in realms beyond our mortal ken.
Our lives, imperfect here, are rounded there. (By faith alone we grasp the heavenly theme.) As we have seen the bridge's arch of stone Reflected perfect in the limpid stream.
Mourn not for him who gained a victor's crown, Reflecting glory brighter than the sun. His work accomplished, and the cross laid down, The Master called him from his work well done.
We would not mourn, could we but see him there, Where all is redolent with life and joy, What fragrant flowers bloom in a clime so fair, Where death no more their beauty can destroy! J. H. Ward. Salt Lake City, April 15, 1901.