Having reached the century
She has passed on,
Five months after the celebrations
Mother Hewitt is gone.
She appeared in good health
When she reached the mark
So when I heard of her passing
It gave me quite a start.
Appreciation is in order
For a race well run,
Tribute must be given to her
For all that she has done.
Many a life she has touched
In her inimitable way
And all of us that knew her
Rejoice to see her day.
She has left a mark
In her church and in her home
And many will reap the harvest
From the seeds she has sown.
It was a long sojourn
That she spent here on earth,
One hundred years and five months
Since the time of her birth.
Sharing the centenary spotlight
With that of her church,
She is now out of her pain
For her limbs no longer hurt.
She is gone but not forgotten
And her legacy remains
For having entered this world
She has not left it the same.
Many are beneficiaries
From the walk that she walked
And not her family alone
But with all whom she talked.
So Farewell we must say
Until we meet again
Over in that wonderful land
In which Jesus will reign.
Stewart Russell © August 2018
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