Homecoming Day

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It’s a long winding journey that we have to take,
It’s a life filled with sadness that we have to face;
Loved ones are taken and never replaced,
But praise God, we’re headed for Homecoming Day.

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And so there I was, all decked out in my freshly dry-cleaned uniform, headed for an appointment ashore in Halifax. It's 10 AM and a begrizzled, slightly staggering specimen of the species stops me and asks,
"Excuse me Sir. Are you a Captain for the Lord?"
And I said, "No, I'm in the Navy!"