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Almighty God, who keepeth ever
 Us in His everlasting care,
Will not forsake us, and will never
 Leave us in dark and drear despair.

Let memory on the dreary past
 Some kindly thoughts bestow;
And o'er unkindness at the last
 A friendly mantle throw.

For I would flee forever,
 O'er land and stormy sea,
To a happy home, where never
 Unkind words could come to me.

But thee I will ever fondly love,
 Till at my Saviour's call
I go unto my home above,
 Where God keeps watch o'er all.

Time may pass till life is fled,
 And years go rolling round,
Ere we rest in our narrow bed,
 Beneath the clay-cold ground.

God may afflict whom He may love;
 Let us meekly bear the cross,
Until we're called to our home above,
 Then we'll not feel life's loss.