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The shock was sudden, the blow severe,
We little thought your end was near,
This only those who have lost can tell,
The sorrow of parting, dear Dad, without
farewell.
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The wound is deep, it will not heal,
God only knows how we feel
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These words are written with deep regret
By a wife who loved you & will
never forget
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God takes the best for reasons divine
But your memory will live till the end of time
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On Mary's beads we plead your needs
And in the holy mass
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I love you, Pop, I love you yet
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Guard him, o Mary, don't leave him
alone,
love him, dear Jesus, as we did at home.
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God has a beautiful garden
For he only chooses the best
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We think of him each morning,
We think of him at night,
Of all the pain he suffered,
God knows it was a fight.
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Never did a heart more tender
Throb within a human breast
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Hard was the xxx that compelled us to part
with our dear loved Mommy, so dear to our hearts
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