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Robert W Service - If You Had A Friend
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If you had a friend strong, simple, true,
Who knew your faults and who understood;
Who believed in the very best of you,
And who cared for you as a father would;
Who would stick by you to the very end,
Who would smile however the world might frown:
I`m sure you would try to please your friend,
You never would think to throw him down.

And supposing your friend was high and great,
And he lived in a palace rich and tall,
And sat like a King in shining state,
And his praise was loud on the lips of all;
Well then, when he turned to you alone,
And he singled you out from all the crowd,
And he called you up to his golden throne,
Oh, wouldn`t you just be jolly proud?

If you had a friend like this, I say,
So sweet and tender, so strong and true,
You`d try to please him in every way,
You`d live at your bravest — now, wouldn`t you?
His worth would shine in the words you penned;
You`d shout his praises . . . yet now it`s odd!
You tell me you haven`t got such a friend;
You haven`t? I wonder . . . What of God?
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