For Bob and Dorothy
Kidd,
Written for the WAAF
Association Service of Commemoration, 1995
Tune: Blaenwern
Come
now friends here met in worship,
Raise
a song of thanks and praise.
Thanks
for mem’ry, thanks for friendship,
Thanks
for life and length of days.
First
we met in war and darkness;
Little
choice but join the fight.
Now
for years of hope and freedom,
Praise
the Lord of peace and light.
In
those days of warring madness –
Toil
and sacrifice and care –
Yet
we found a youthful gladness
In
the life we had to share.
Working
for a common purpose,
Knowing
what we had to do,
Joined
in life and tears and laughter,
What
a comradeship we knew.
Many
years of growth and living
Separate
us from the war.
Aging
also brings forgiving;
Time
can heal the deepest sore.
If
our children face a future
Built
on justice, free from fear,
Praise
the God who called to service
Those
of us now gathered here.
