MOTHER AND SON
Thy father saw thee first
In Christ’s abode;
His spirit was athirst
For Heaven’s road.
Thy mother will await
The last decree
That opens glory’s gate
To welcome thee.
To meet and see again
Thy sire and thee,
Beyond the reach of pain,
In ecstacy.
This is thy mother’s prayer,
And this her goal.
To love and bless thee there,
Soul unto soul.
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