Oh Brother mine, of heart and blood and mind
Long loved. My thanks this day are given new
For God’s strong love – the tie that doth us bind
In friendship sweet achieved by but a few.
When unredeemed in state thou wast, our love
Was doomed to earthly be; it could not last,
It could not rise to better life above –
Its beauty only seen in grief for past.
But now for Christian virtue questing strong
Our friendly love its purpose now attains,
Sustains our common struggle through the long
And deadly shadowlands. Friendship remains.
Our love for God above, our highest goal
We reach that highest form – united soul.
Oh Matthew! This is lovely. :) I adore it. :)
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