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A few lines from "The Valiant Fight":

"The valiant fight is not quick, nor easy

'Tis a struggle of arduous length

In which few have battled more nobly

Fought with more courage or strength

Refusing to accept the probabilities and odds

Odds that counted them an easy prey

Striving to remain with cherished loved ones

Determined they'd somehow find a way

Bravely enduring pain and weakness

In exchange for the chance it would provide

To give their body more time to fight the battle

Hoping for a healing over time

Giving their best through all the challenges

Pushing their body past the limits if its strength

Touching the hearts of all who witnessed

This battle over unexpected lengths

...And for a time even death itself

Turned and hung its head in shame

Subdued by the courage and valiant strength it saw

In the soul it sought to claim...

Yet the purposes of eternity can't always be understood

From within our earthly frame

And at times death's rebirth to a life eternal

Accomplishes purposes we're unable to explain

So there are times when death is allowed

To take a soul fighting the valiant fight

Yet the fighter's courage and bravery isn't diminished

When the outcome is death, instead of life

And family and friends are left with a deep assurance

Of just how deeply they were loved ... "