Answered

So hath He kept thee! And, lest earth should dim 
     Or mar the virgin brightness of thy soul, 
     Turning it backward from its heavenly goal,
He early summoned thee to dwell with Him,
Where thou canst hear, from harps of seraphim, 
     The hallelujahs that thou lovedst when sung 
     In earth's dull dialect by human tongue,
And angel anthems, whose divine notes swim 
     On heaven's serener air! Our full hearts swell 
     With grief too bitter for our words to tell;
And yet, amid our sobs, we would not dare 
     Arraign His goodness who recalled to heaven 
     The treasure lent — alas ! we deemed it given!
In love He hears, in wisdom answers prayer.