<html xmlns:tei="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><body><h1 align="" class="head">God's Acre</h1><div class="stanza"><p class="line">WHEN sands of Time have run their course</p><p class="line">And mortal heart is stilled,</p><p class="line">We render back unto its Source</p><p class="line">The dust that He fulfilled;</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">And in some still, subdued spot</p><p class="line">Where all is peace, and they</p><p class="line">Who walk the silent paths are taught</p><p class="line">To meditate and pray.</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">We to that dust its rest afford</p><p class="line">And dry our idle tears:</p><p class="line">For Death is peace, and Peace adored</p><p class="line">Reigns here throughout the years.</p></div><p>B.E.F., FRANCE, Sept., 1917.</p></body></html> · Great War