MARTHA, Wife of JOHN CHAPMAN, Died Aug. 2, 1840 Aged 22 years. Dear as thou wert and justly dear, We would not weep for thee - One thought shall check the starting tear Is that thou art free. And this shall faith's consoling power, The tears of love restrain, Oh, who that saw thy parting hour Could wish thee here again? Gently the passing spirit fled Sustained by grace divine, Oh! may such grace on us be shed, And make our end like thine. - A Very Grave Matter: Gravestones and Burying Grounds of New England Ancestors Genealogy First Settlers of New Hampshire Maine Massachusetts NH ME MA

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MARTHA,
Wife of
JOHN CHAPMAN,
Died Aug. 2, 1840
Aged 22 years.

Dear as thou wert and justly dear,
We would not weep for thee -
One thought shall check the starting tear
Is that thou art free.
And this shall faith's consoling power,
The tears of love restrain,
Oh, who that saw thy parting hour
Could wish thee here again?
Gently the passing spirit fled
Sustained by grace divine,
Oh! may such grace on us be shed,
And make our end like thine.