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Where do dogs go when they lay down and die?
When paws become limp and life runs from each eye;
When whimpers run out and each tail comes to rest,
While most masters bawl as they stroke at their chest;
Where do dogs go after saying goodbye?
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Where do cats go when their tails have no play?
When purrs have all silenced and meows have no say;
When paws stretch or droop as their bodies seize death,
While owners cry tears on their chests with no breath;
Where do cats go when their lives pass away?
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I believe in that moment, God stretches His hand,
And brings them all home to a beautiful land;
Where each is restored and is young every day,
With joy in their hearts as they run and they play –
Where they frolic in fields or they walk in the sand.
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I believe God will keep them and let them abide,
As they all wait the day that we rise to His side;
When we hug our Lord Jesus and families we love,
While we sing hymns of praise to our Father above –
Where the smiles are eternal and the tears have all dried.
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And as we walk on God will let His gifts pour,
As we see our dogs run with our cats from the shore;
They will all come right to us as they bark, purr, and greet,
While each takes their turn licking our hands and our feet;
It’s a place in our future that we all have in store.
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By Paul Ray
05/22/2017
