Could we dream to-day would find us

At this table--me and you?

Better so, no doubt--and yet I

Sometimes think--I can not tell--

Had our boy--ah, yes! I know, dear;

Yes, “He doeth all things well.”

Well, we’ve had our joys and sorrows,

Shared our smiles as well as tears;

And--the best of all--I’ve had your

Faithful love for forty years!