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.
Be kind to him, benignant Fate!
And let not absence dim,
Nor length of time obliterate
The virtues we would emulate
As oft we think of him.
And let not absence dim,
Nor length of time obliterate
The virtues we would emulate
As oft we think of him.
And friends and neighbors yet to be,
Whose gain shall be our loss,
Be true to him, and learn as we
Of him in all humility
AVI 10 bravely bears the cross.
Whose gain shall be our loss,
Be true to him, and learn as we
Of him in all humility
AVI 10 bravely bears the cross.
May richest blessings hover round
His far-off Western home,
May health and happiness be found,
And life with Heaven's approval crowned
Where'er his footsteps roam.
His far-off Western home,
May health and happiness be found,
And life with Heaven's approval crowned
Where'er his footsteps roam.
And our Father! guard thou well
That happy household band
For whom our hearts with sorrow swell,
As we regretful tears repel
And give the parting hand.
That happy household band
For whom our hearts with sorrow swell,
As we regretful tears repel
And give the parting hand.
For them shall bells of memory chime
While flowers gem the sod,
Until, beyond the cares of Time
We meet, within that brighter clime,
Around the throne of God.
July, 1884.
While flowers gem the sod,
Until, beyond the cares of Time
We meet, within that brighter clime,
Around the throne of God.
July, 1884.