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| Faur awa beyond the hills, Faur awa beyond the sea, Tae a spot o' country sweetness Does my spirit love tae flee; An' my heart fills wi' a wish (not for riches or for fame) But tae see again the faces O' the dear auld folks at hame. I've comforts an' I've blessings, An a hame made bright by love, An' I've mercies showered upon me Frae the gracious Hand above; But I ken there's mony a heart That like mine is set aflame Wi' a love sae deep an' tender For the dear auld folks at hame. The sun sinks i' the west; Owre the earth the shadows creep; As the birdies cease their singin' While the flowerets saftly sleep. An' I breathe a prayer tae Him Wha for ever is the same, That He will send His blessing Tae the dear auld folks at hame. An' noo the moon has risen, An' her rays are saft an' bright; An' the bonnie stars surround her Wi' their pure an' twinklin' light. O' the world is very fair, An' its beauties I'll proclaim; But still my heart is yearnin' For the dear auld folks at hame. Mary Buttars Gallie August 15, 1877 |
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| Come fill my album with your names And golden memories; And weave your kindly thoughts In pleasant harmonies. Write a line, a song, a wish, Or paint a picture sweet And let a laugh be found Between those pages neat. With here, and there, a little prayer To make my book complete Mary Buttars Gallie |
| To my Scottish family site. This site is created in loving memory of those of my family who left Scotland and settled in New Zealand - Kerr, Grainger, Buttars & Grant and on my husbands side of the family - Muirland & Scott and those ancestors before us who were Scottish. And to my father who has a Scottish heart. |
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