Rose On God’s Shore
Key of G
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We knew no sorrow and we knew no grief Until their loving face was missed There are the engravings upon his tombstone Each time that we read them we realize he’s gone
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Just like a rose he was picked from our view He was needed in heaven with God’s chosen few My mother was called just a few weeks before Two angels have bloomed like a rose on God’s shore
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I guess Jesus thought him unsafe here below So he called him home while he’s ready to go That beautiful smile on his face that I kissed I’ve never known sorrow till that face I missed