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(A niece
(Leslie Ann) |
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graduating from High School) |
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| Where are you going, dear lady? |
| Don't hurry away so fast |
| So long you've prepared for this evening |
| And now it's upon us at last. |
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| Forgive me, my dear, for the tear-drops |
| That slipped quietly down my face |
| For through time I'm looking back over the
years |
| To some other time and place. |
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| I see through a nursery window |
| A babe with a curl on her head |
| Bright eyes gazing at the lights |
| That shine over a tiny white bed. |
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| How tenderly we watched you grow |
| Each step along the way |
| And thrilled at all the changes |
| That came with each passing day. |
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| What greater joy in all this world |
| And, oh, what sadness, too |
| Then the laughter, the mischief, the tantrums,
the tears |
| A girl growing up must go through. |
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| And then, all too swiftly |
| It seemed to me |
| The sweet little girl slipped away |
| And a lovely young lady was she. |
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| Almost alone you stand now, my dear |
| As you start the next phase of your life |
| The decisions you make must be wise ones and
sure |
| In this world filled with hatred and strife. |
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| But, Oh, what blessed assurance |
| To know within your heart |
| There's One who stands close beside you |
| Who never from you will depart. |
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| The future, unlike the past |
| Unfolds as we live it each day |
| Its sorrow, its joys, its laughter and tears |
| We cannot command nor delay. |
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| So face the future with courage |
| And be sure that the road you see |
| Is the one that the Saviour has chosen |
| And close by your side He will be. |
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| For as you journey through the years |
| With friends and loved ones old and new |
| He'll be the One who never fails |
| He'll ever faithful be to you. |
