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work in comfortable silence side by side, moving in the synch of perfect familiarity

kiss very softly and gently under warm covers with tangled limbs

sing songs together we used to sing when we were sad in high school and doubted if life was worth living

cook good food together that makes our whole house smell good

run to meet each other at the door when we come home from work

we need them again at its close;

We feel their warm clasp of friendship,

we seek them when tasting life's woes.

At the altar each day we behold them,

and the hands of a king on his throne

Are not equal to them in their

greatness; their dignity stands all alone;

And when we are tempted and wander

to pathways of shame and sin,

It's the hand of a priest that will absolve

us----not once, but again and again;

And when we are taking life's partner,

other hands may prepare us a feast,

But the hand that will bless and unite

us is the beautiful hand of a priest.

God bless them and keep them all holy

For the Host which their fingers caress;

When can a poor sinner do better than

to ask Him to guide thee and bless?

When the hour of death comes upon us

may our courage and strength be increased.

By seeing raised over us in anointing the

beautiful hands of a priest!

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