Classic Poem

Let weaker souls at His decree repine!
— To us eternity in time was given.
Whene'er we parted, 'twas your death and mine.
— Whene'er we met again, why then 'twas Heaven.

Now let the tempest rise, the fierce wind blow,
— And shake the house of life from floor to rafter!
Whichever goes, whichever stays, we know
— Both death and what comes after.