LAWS F AMILY REGISTER Henry Lawes 1595-1662 Lord, help me dig into the past and sift the sands of time that I might find the roots that made this family tree of mine Lord, help me trace the ancient roads, on which our fathers trod, which led them through so many lands, to find our present sod. Lord help me find an ancient book or dusty manuscript, that's safely hidden now away, In some forgotten crypt. Lord, let it bridge the gap, that haunts my soul when I can't find, that missing link between some name, that ends the same as min e. ========================= Dear Ancestor Your tombstone stands amongst the rest, neglected and alone The names and dates are chiselled out on polished marble stone It reaches out to all who care, it is too late to mourn You did not know that I exist, you died and I was born Yet each of us, are cells of you, in flesh, in blood, in bone. Our blood contracts and beats a pulse entirely not our own Dear Ancestor, The pl