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Edgar Guest - Eternal FriendshipEdgar Guest - Eternal Friendship
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Who once has had a friend has found The link `twixt mortal and divine; Though now he sleeps in hallowed ground, He lives in memory`s sacred shrine; And there he freely moves about, A spirit that has quit the clay, And in the times of stress and doubt Sustains his friend throughout the day. No friend we love can ever die; The outward form but disappears; I know that all my friends are nigh Whenever I am moved to tears. And when my strength and hope are gone, The friends, no more, that once I knew, Return to cheer and urge me on Just as they always used to do. They whisper to me in the dark Kind words of counsel and of cheer; When hope has flickered to a spark I feel their gentle spirits near. And Oh! because of them I strive With all the strength that I can call To keep their friendship still alive And to be worthy of them all. Death does not end our friendships true; We all are debtors to the dead; There, wait on everything we do The splendid souls who`ve gone ahead. To them I hold that we are bound By double pledges to be fine. Who once has had a friend has found The link `twixt mortal and divine.
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