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51 lines
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A nine-year drought
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Brought torrents in May
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You had chosen what to call me
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But were given a new name
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Always the strong one
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You carried on in faith
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Broken mother, broken father
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It was your example that made Grace fully tangible
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Looking at your mistakes showed me what risks to take
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Working hard to make ends meet
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No matter what, please know you did well by me
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Forever humble and first to forgive
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Treating the other as family
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Never forgetting where you've been
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You showed us what it means to wholly live
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Adorned with quiet strength
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You proved that meek doesn't have to mean weak
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Learned to show Love to all, no matter title or rank
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While not your own, you've helped raise me
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And for the things you've shown me
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I could hardly offer sufficient thanks
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Even as the sickness lingers in your blood
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You've carried on in hope and Love
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And even though trouble surrounds all the while
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You've continued to greet all with a heavenly smile
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We watched your body fade
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But until the end, your spirit shown bright
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Something that cancer could never take away
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We laid hands on and prayed
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Oh G-d, how steadfast you stayed
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How I wish I had possessed such faith
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Now we feel the weight of your absence
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And it's raised some doubt and questions
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But in memorial we'll press on
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Because, in the end, it's all you ever wanted for your sons
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That we might realize our dreams
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Live life beautifully
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To truly glean all we can from our youth
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Letting the rest of our lives stand as proof
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There is a point to all of this
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To learn to love as you
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_____________
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Name Mothers
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Artist Being As An Ocean
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Album How We Both Wondrously Perish
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