Take it into
God’s kingdom! Forget my tears, forget my
prayers, and all that I have done!”
“I do not understand thee!” said Death.
“Wilt thou have thy child again, or shall I go
with it there, where thou dost not know!”
Then the mother wrung her hands, fell on
her knees, and prayed to our Lord: “Oh,
hear me not when I pray against Thy will,
which is the best! hear me not! hear me
not!”
And she bowed her head down in her lap,
and Death took her child and went with it
into the unknown land.