Written For A Friend By
Request
In this reunion we again have met,
One year has passed away and we re-
gret
That some are not among us, some
have gone
To take up arms for country, wife
and home.
They are not here to join with us to-
day,
In distant lands they meet the enemy;
We hope some day in future when
we meet,
Again those absent loved ones we
may greet.
But now a greeting I extend to you
And all our love and faith we pledge
anew;
We each have passed through trials
since last year,
Perhaps a loved one rests, our hearts
hold dear,
And yet, again, they may have only
left
The home roof for a new one they
have blessed
With love. For them we may not
shed a tear,
But hope when next we meet they
may be here.
We've all been happy, too, since last
we met;
To each some joy has come, it is not
all regret.
We're one year nearer where the
waters meet
And we pass over, may we then com-
plete
Each task assigned us, may each
deed we do
Receive our best endeavor, may we
each be true;
May future years bring sunshine also
showers,
God knows we need them both; it is
not ours
To wish a life complete without some
care.
Some sorrows we must meet, some
burdens bear,
But had I the power, I'd give you
mostly bliss,
O'er flow your cup of gladness, this
my wish
Would he: That you the pleasant
pastures find
And leave the lowly foothills far be-
hind,
On higher plains at last your feet to
rest,
And this completes my wish, you may
be truly blessed.
And I would join with you in earnest
prayer,
That when the roll is called up yonder
we may all be there.
__Nettie Squire Sutton.
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