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Won't<00:13:31.519><c> you</c><00:13:31.720><c> stay</c><00:13:31.940><c> a</c><00:13:32.080><c> little</c><00:13:32.279><c> while?</c>

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We<00:13:33.500><c> never</c><00:13:33.740><c> thought</c><00:13:33.940><c> we'd</c><00:13:34.139><c> see</c><00:13:34.279><c> the</c><00:13:34.440><c> day</c><00:13:34.600><c> we</c><00:13:34.720><c> had</c><00:13:34.899><c> to</c><00:13:35.059><c> say</c><00:13:35.200><c> goodbye.</c>

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Lord,<00:13:36.500><c> please</c><00:13:36.860><c> don't</c><00:13:37.120><c> go.</c>

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It's<00:13:53.200><c> okay.</c>

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I'm<00:13:54.080><c> not</c><00:13:54.360><c> scared.</c>

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in<00:14:04.980><c> it.</c>

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We<00:14:21.139><c> are</c><00:14:21.320><c> Jesus'</c><00:14:21.899><c> friends.</c>

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friends.

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a<00:14:55.159><c> prayer,</c><00:14:56.240><c> and</c><00:14:56.299><c> he'll</c><00:14:56.480><c> be</c><00:14:56.679><c> right</c>

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there.

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We<00:15:36.000><c> need</c><00:15:36.179><c> not</c><00:15:36.399><c> be</c><00:15:36.679><c> saddened</c><00:15:36.879><c> by</c><00:15:37.080><c> their</c><00:15:37.299><c> passing.</c>

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They<00:15:38.759><c> are</c><00:15:38.960><c> still</c><00:15:39.179><c> here</c><00:15:39.399><c> with</c><00:15:39.580><c> us,</c><00:15:40.580><c> just</c><00:15:40.860><c> as</c><00:15:41.100><c> Jesus</c><00:15:41.399><c> is.</c>

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could<00:15:45.759><c> lose.</c>

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But<00:15:47.120><c> be</c><00:15:47.299><c> of</c><00:15:47.399><c> good</c><00:15:47.659><c> cheer,</c><00:15:48.620><c> for</c><00:15:48.799><c> Jesus</c><00:15:49.139><c> is</c><00:15:49.360><c> here.</c>