The poem expresses the grief of losing a child but finds comfort in believing the child was too pure for this world and now waits happily in heaven. The writer asks God why he takes little ones in prayer and receives warmth knowing their reunion will come after passing heaven's gates, with time reuniting them to replace tears with joy.

1. Too Pure To Stay
At the loss of a dear sweet child…words cannot explain,
how much our hearts are broken, or how awful is the pain.
“Why doest Thou take little ones?” I asked as I knelt to pray.
I felt His spirit telling me; “They are too pure to stay.”
I had the warmest feeling that my child is happy and waits,
until we are together again past Heaven’s golden gates.
When time reunites us…In not too may years.
In heavens place, we will embrace and joy will replace my tears…

2. …Weeping may endure for
a night but joy cometh in
the morning…God bless &
keep the families and the
community
of Newtown Connecticut
safely in Your bosom…Amen

4. “Too Pure To Stay”

5. At the
loss of
a dear
sweet
child

6. words
cannot
explain…

7. how
much
our
hearts
are
broken,

8. or
how
awful
is the
pain...

9. I felt
His
spirit
telling
me;

10. “They
are too
pure to
stay.”

11. “Why
doest
Thou
take little
ones?”

12. I asked
as I
knelt
to
pray…

13. I had
the
warmest
feeling
that

14. my
child is
happy
and
waits…

15. until
we are
together
again

16. Past
Heaven’s
golden
gates…

17. When
time
reunites
us…

18. In not
too
many
years...

19. In
Heavens
place,
we will
embrace

20. and joy
will
replace
my
tears.