Looking east from gate on John Hembree's farm near Quebeck, White County, Tennessee

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Dedication

It is to all our dear loved ones who have gone before that this page is dedicated. They have touched our lives in ways they will never know. It is my hope that they and our descendants will find us faithful to the values and faith that they instilled in us. May we ever be grateful for the strength and courage they had in living their lives through countless hardships.

Find Us Faithful

by
Jon Mohr


We're pilgrims on the journey of the narrow road,

And those who've gone before us line the way:

Cheering on the faithful, encouraging the weary,

Their lives a stiring testament of God's sustaining grace.

Surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses,

Let us run the race not only for the prize;

But as those who've gone before us, let us leave to those behind us

the heritage of faithfulness passed on thru godly lives.

O, may all who come behind us find us faithful;

May the fire of our devotion light their way.

May the footprints that we leave

lead them to believe,

and the lives we live inspire them to obey.

O may all who come behind us find us faithful.

After all our hopes and dreams have come and gone,

And our children sift thru all we've left behind;

May the clues that they discover and the mem'ries they uncover

Become the light that leads them to the road we each must find.

O may all who come behind us find us faithful !

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This page was created by Jane Hembree Crowley. Last updated July 12, 2010.