Beside the dead I knelt for prayer,
And felt a presence as I prayed.
Lo! it was Jesus standing there.
He smiled, "Be not afraid."
"Lord, thou hast conquered death we know,
Restore again to life," I said,
"This one who died an hour ago."
He smiled, "She is not dead! "
"Asleep there as thyself didst say
Yet thou canst lift the lids that keep
Her prisoned eyes from ours away!"
He smiled, "She doth not sleep!"
