GOOD-BYE TO DR. SAGE.
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Good-Bye to Dr. Sage.
Oh, we shall miss his presence here,
His counsels, wise and kind,
The guiding hand, the helpful cheer
That made him friend and pastor dear
To whom all hearts inclined!
His counsels, wise and kind,
The guiding hand, the helpful cheer
That made him friend and pastor dear
To whom all hearts inclined!
When far away, shall memory
Ofttimes to us reveal
That earnest face we loved to see,
The lips that spake so worthily
When touched by heavenly zeal.
Ofttimes to us reveal
That earnest face we loved to see,
The lips that spake so worthily
When touched by heavenly zeal.
His manly form and noble brow
Shall be remembered long;
The regal mind to which we bow,
The loving heart that taught us how
"To suffer, and be strong."
Shall be remembered long;
The regal mind to which we bow,
The loving heart that taught us how
"To suffer, and be strong."
But our affections shall he bear
Through many a future day;
And still our truest friendship share
While thoughts, light-winged with love and prayer,
Pursue him on his way.
Through many a future day;
And still our truest friendship share
While thoughts, light-winged with love and prayer,
Pursue him on his way.
And he, with Life's untrodden ways
Before him, fresh and new,
Shall turn to "scenes of other days,"
To hearts that name him but to praise
And give him homage due.
Before him, fresh and new,
Shall turn to "scenes of other days,"
To hearts that name him but to praise
And give him homage due.
