I wrote this poem for the parents of a stillborn child some time ago.

They more recently gave me permission to share it publicly in the hopes it might be a comfort to others who have lost little ones.

Baby Girl

by Josh Mudge

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Baby girl who died far too young

Unborn daughter who never saw the sun

 

Baby girl who died too young

Baby girl whose life had just begun

 

Unborn daughter whose lifeless eyes

See no more

Baby girl who rested

In her mother’s arms

 

Baby girl gone far too young

Baby girl whose life had just begun

 

Baby girl

We’ll see you once again

Unborn daughter

Precious one

 

You see what we long to see

A life greater and more joyous

Than we have ever known

 

We grieve a life lost

Far too young

A life only just begun

 

Let us see what we cannot see

Let us look with spiritual eyes

To the glory and grace

You bring

In the life

And death

Of one so young

 

Let us see and know and believe your Word

Let us see and savor our Savior

Let us know and see and savor Your truth

Let us look to a life beyond

 

This little one is with us no more

This little one will never see this world

This little one is new again

In Your life beyond

This world

 

Unborn daughter

You have left this life of pain

To a land of glory and of grace

 

This precious daughter is Yours forever.

We will never meet her here

But we will see her there

In a life beyond

This world of pain

 

Let us see

Let us know

These truths

Let them comfort and fortify

For the days ahead

 

I pray for the father

And the mother

Of one gone far too young

 

Give them grace

And purpose

Let them know wisdom and joy

 

Even

As they remember

Holding one

Far too young

 

Let them see

Let them savor

Let them know

And believe

That the life of one

Far too young

Is born anew

In a life beyond

 

Precious one

Far too young

For now, we say goodbye

For a breath

For a moment

Till we meet you with Him on high

 

Goodbye

Goodbye

 

For a breath

For a moment

Till we fly

And see you there

With our King

And Treasure