For those who are bereaved, this is a book to bring serenity, acceptance and the ability to face life after death for a loved one. The poem and the book are used frequently in memorial services.'

Author Biography

Canon Henry Scott Holland was born in 1847 and educated at Balliol College, Oxford. From 1884 to 1911 he was Canon of St. Paul's Cathedral, thereafter becoming Regius Professor of Divinity in the University of Oxford. He also held several honorary posts at Truro Cathedral. He published many volumes of collected sermons, as well as books on faith and belief, and also, in 1891, a biography of the Swedish soprano Jenny Lind. From 1899 he was Editor of the magazine Commonwealth and from 1912 edited and contributed to the journal Miracles. He died in 1918.