Stay by my side

I live lonely, Dear Love,

Stay always by my side,

Hold me tight in your arms,

Never fail to be my guide.

Give me courage you to love,

And thus follow in your way,

Lift up high my heart to sway,

The gloom from day to day.

I learned to love you, Dear,

Such from very long time ago,

In seeing you close and near,

I learned in your love to grow.

Your warmth and your love,

Got me thru the rough times;

They reeled the lost memories,

I now shout from steeples chimes.

Your love is showing you believe,

And for the beloved you truly care,

You helped me love thru’ despair,

That same unselfish way with flare.

In your love, I found true friend,

And I realized how I’m blessed,

To know you and on you depend,

To share the tender love we missed.