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Fifty Years

(Written for our Golden Wedding Day)

T'was in the spring when green grass grows
Under the tower where trees in rows
Give shade to sweethearts who sit and dream,
Of future plans.

Could I dare to hope she would say yes
To my words of love and tenderness
As I took her hand and ask her
To marry me.

T'was in the spring of forty-nine
I asked Cornelia to be mine
She said "Yes" and that was
Fifty years ago.

Many years have come and gone
Some seemed short and some seemed long
But all the years have been
Filled with happiness.

Mississippi, Kentucky, and Tennessee
Beth, Martha, and Rachel made three,
And as time went by
The Murphree family grew.

He was a preacher, she a preacher's wife
So the girls were blessed with a wonderful life
Of preacher's kids with some assets and
With many liablities.

Two sons-in-law slipped in the door
Six grandchildren made even more
And now a grand-son-in-law.
Where will it all end?

Mission work and travel years
A lot of laughter. A lot of tears,
But the people and love made
It worth it all.

From the Pyramids, to the Taj Mahal,
From South Sea Islands, to the China Wall
We have traveled many miles
And still have some to go.

So hand in hand and side by side
And having Jesus as our guide
Has brought us to this great time
Our Golden Wedding Day!