We sat beside your bedside, Our hearts were crushed and sore; We did our duty to the end, ‘Til we could do no more. In tears we watched you sinking, We watched you fade away; And though our hearts were breaking, We knew you could not stay. You left behind some aching hearts, That loved you most sincere; We never shall and never will, Forget you, husband and father dear. For many years the family chain, Was closely linked together; But oh! that chain is broken now, The main link gone forever. The sunshine of our happy home, Must always clouded be; But Thou, O’Lord has sent this cross, We bear it all for Thee.