Lost! afar in distant lands
Title
Lost! afar in distant lands
Description
Describes loss, the grief of survivors and hope for future redemption.
Language
Format
One page handwritten document
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
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Contributor
Identifier
MNichollsJEK2011088-200201-26
Transcription
[Royal Air Force crest]
Lost! afar in distant lands,
Where death extends her ever reaching hands,
To grasp the youth, lifeblood from race,
Who day by day meet evil face to face.
Lost! we who are left to bear,
The lonely years midst memories & care,
And count the hours till peace again resolved,
To heal the hurtful wounds within our souls.
Lost! in a future soon revealed
As a world of love & pardon yet concealed
Striking out the past in one swift blow
Tis then we’ll find the light, God deemed it so.
Lost! afar in distant lands,
Where death extends her ever reaching hands,
To grasp the youth, lifeblood from race,
Who day by day meet evil face to face.
Lost! we who are left to bear,
The lonely years midst memories & care,
And count the hours till peace again resolved,
To heal the hurtful wounds within our souls.
Lost! in a future soon revealed
As a world of love & pardon yet concealed
Striking out the past in one swift blow
Tis then we’ll find the light, God deemed it so.
Collection
Citation
“Lost! afar in distant lands,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed March 30, 2023, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/25418.
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