SHOULD YOU GO FIRST

The late Elmo Fagg (lead singer of the Blue Ridge Quartet) recited the following poem in their rendition of the famous hymn "Beyond the Sunset" back in the late 1960s in an album that was nominated for a Grammy but lost. The title of the Album is America's TWELVE Favorite Hymns. I don't know the name of the author of the poem. I hope it will bless your heart and soul as you read it daily.

SHOULD YOU GO FIRST

Should you go first and I remain,
to walk the road alone, I'll live in memory's garden, dear, with happy days we've known. In Spring I'll wait for roses red, when fades the lilac blue. In early Fall when brown leaves call, I'll catch a glimpse of you.

Should you go first and I remain,
for battles to be fought, each thing you've touched along the way will be a hallowed spot.
I'll hear your voice, I'll see your smile, though blindly I may grope, the memory of your helping hand will buoy me on with hope.

Should you go first and I remain,
to finish with the scroll, no lengthening shadows shall creep in to make this life seem droll. We've known so much of happiness, we've had our cup of joy, and memory is one gift of God that death cannot destroy.

Should you go first and I remain,
one thing I'd have you do: Walk slowly down that long, lone path, for soon I'll follow you.
I'll want to know each step you take that I may walk the same. For some day down that lonely road, you'll hear me call your name.

Your thoughts on this poem?