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God sent into our home one day

A rose of royal strain,

It's countenance was bright and gay,

It's stay, a sweet refrain.

Our rose grew tall in strength and grace,

It brought us so much joy,

That God should manifest His face,

In lending us this boy!

The years sped by from birth to teens,

The rose that God had given,

Was plucked by Him one noon-day fair,

And planted in His heaven.

The rose we had is now His own,

To grace His garden fair,

That distant land seems more like home,

Now that Our Rose is there.

Author - Audrey Prairie

In memory of Philip David Prairie

Jan. 21, 1959 - July 12, 1975

used by permission

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