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Our home looked out across the seas

I looked out every morning

Out across the mangrove trees

To see the new day dawning.

I could see our house cow grazing

Or calmly chewing cud

And all the she-oaks waving

As the trees came into bud.

We planted native trees there

And a vegie garden too

A lemon tree had fruit to bear

And we had an outback loo!

That was the home of our youth

Where we brought our babies home

But now we are ‘long in the tooth’

And all our young ones are grown,

Our new home now is quite small

And it is low to the ground

With ease of access to all

The dear friends who still come around.

But strong is the roof overhead

And the windows keep out the rain,

And warm is our comfortable bed

So we thank the dear Lord once again.

He has blessed us with long years together

And children who follow Him too.

In the evenings we still pray together

Many thanks our dear Saviour to You.