Too Soon
God sometimes calls his servants home
When years are in their prime
But he has better measure than
The pendulum of time.
Some workers quickly do their task
Of service and of love;
So their promotion early comes
To higher work above.
God loves them and He spares them much
Not theirs to wait alone
And feel the ache of useless years
With strength and vigor gone.
They pass from work to better work
And rest before the noon;
And God is very good to them -
They do not die too soon.