Dust unto dust, <br />To this all must; <br />The tenant hath resign'd <br />The faded form To waste and worm- <br />Corruption claims her kind. <br /> <br />Through paths unknown <br />Thy soul hath flown, <br />To seek the realms of woe, <br />Where fiery pain <br />Shall purge the stain <br />Of actions done below. <br /> <br />In that sad place, <br />By Mary's grace, <br />Brief may thy dwelling be <br />Till prayers and alms, <br />And holy psalms, <br />Shall set the captive free.<br /><br />Sir Walter Scott<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/funeral-hymn/
