Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1912 — Father’s Letter to Jim. [ARTICLE]

Father’s Letter to Jim.

You are leaving home tonight, Jim And the tears in these old eyes Speak volumes of the past, my boy That you should not despise For I am very weary And my sight is growing dim „ And 1 had hoped to lean on you When I grew feeble, Jim. I hope and trust and pray, my boy That God your lamp will trim That the love of Christ will fill your cup With pleasure to the brim;; That you may know- the peace and joy That comes from following Him, Along the. thorny road of life, When you are honest, Jim. I am old and very tired And the way is growing dfm, But often in my dreams at night I catch a glimpse of Him Who tread the shores of Galilee Mid pain and anguish grim, That you and I might live in peace •If we were faithful, Jim. * I am old and very tired And the light is growing dim, As I stagger down the road of life, Side by side with Sorrow grim; But the angels ’long the highway Seem to beckon up to Him Who never has forgotten me When I’ve been honest, Jim.