Verses
Verses marked with an asterix * can be changed to appropriate gender.
Long Verses
Long Verse 01
You Can Shed Tears She Is Gone *
You can shed tears that she is gone,
or you can smile because she has lived.
You can close your eyes and pray that she’ll come back,
or you can open your eyes and see she has left.
Your heart can be empty because you can’t see her,
or you can be full of the love you shared.
You can turn your back on tomorrow
and live yesterday.
Or you can be happy for tomorrow
because of yesterday.
You can remember her
and only that she’s gone,
or you can cherish her memory
and let it live on.
You can cry and close your mind,
be empty and turn your back,
or you can do what she’d want,
smile, open your eyes, love and go on.
Long Verse 02
After Glow
I'd like the memory of me
to be a happy one,
I'd like to leave an after glow
of smiles when life is done.
I'd like to leave an echo
whispering softly down the ways,
of happy times and laughing times
and bright and sunny days.
I'd like the tears of those who grieve
to dry before the sun,
of happy memories that I leave
when life is done.
Long Verse 03
If I Should Go
If I should go tomorrow
it would never be goodbye,
for I have left my heart with you,
so don't you ever cry.
The love that's deep within me,
shall reach you from the stars,
you'll feel it from the heavens,
and it will heal the scars.
Long Verse 04
Contented
Now I am contented
that my life it was worthwhile,
knowing as I passed along the way
I made somebody smile.
When you are walking down the street
and you’ve got me on your mind
I’m walking in your footsteps
only half a step behind.
And when you face the gentle breeze
or the wind upon your face,
I’m giving you a great big hug
or just a soft embrace.
So please don’t be unhappy,
just because I’m out of sight,
remember that I’m with you,
every morning, noon and night.
Long Verse 05
No Tears
Weep not for me though I am gone
into the gentle night.
Grieve if you will, but not for long
upon my soul's sweet flight.
There is no need for tears.
I am at peace, my soul is at rest.
There is no pain, I suffer not,
for with your love I was so blessed.
I am in a place of comfort,
the fear now is gone.
Put those things in your thoughts,
in your memory I live on.
Remember not my fight for breath,
remember not the strife.
Please do not dwell upon my death,
but celebrate my life.
Long Verse 06
Rather Have
I would rather have a little rose
from the garden of a friend,
than have the choicest flowers
when my stay on earth shall end.
I would rather have the kindest words
and a smile that I can see,
than flattery when my heart is still
and this life ceased to be.
I would rather have a loving smile
from the friends I know are true,
than tears shed around my casket
when the world I bid adieu.
Long Verse 07
Our Special Dad. *
Dad, our sadness knows no end,
we can’t believe you’re gone.
We’re grieving for you every day,
it’s hard to carry on.
You were always there to support and care,
when we needed a true friend.
How we’ll ever do without our dad,
we cannot comprehend.
You were our teacher and our guide,
our dad, so good and strong.
Your example will sustain us now
and last our whole lives long.
We’re trying to communicate,
we hope that you can hear.
Expressing what we feel for you,
helps us feel you’re near.
Our memories of the times we had
help the pain to go away.
But Dad, our lives won’t be the same,
we’ll miss you every day.
A part of us went with you,
you left a gap too big to fill.
You’re our father and our hero,
we love you and we always will.
Long Verse 08
Your Gentle Face
Your gentle face and patient smile
with sadness we recall.
You had a kind word for each
and died beloved by all.
The voice is mute and stilled the heart
that loved us well and true.
Ah, bitter was the trial to part
from one so good as you.
You are not a forgotten loved one,
nor will you ever be.
As long as life and memory last
we will remember thee.
We miss you now, our hearts are sore,
as time goes by we miss you more.
Your loving smile, your gentle face
no one can fill your vacant place.
Long Verse 09
Always Near
Time has taken me from you,
although not very far.
I’ll be watching through the sunshine
and through the brightest star.
I’ll be watching all of you
from the heavens up above.
So take good care of each other
and carry all my love.
If you’re ever wondering where I am,
here’s where you can start:
Take a look inside yourself
deep within your heart.
Long Verse 10
I Am Waiting
When I must leave you for a little while,
please do not grieve and shed wild tears
and hug your sorrow to you through the years,
but start out bravely with a gallant smile.
And for my sake and in my name,
live on and do all things the same.
Feed not your loneliness on empty days,
but fill each waking hour in useful ways.
Reach out your hand in comfort and in cheer
and I in turn will comfort you and hold you near.
And never, never be afraid to die,
for I am waiting for you in the sky!
Long Verse 11
Miss Me But Let Me Go
When I come to the end of the
road and the sun has set for me,
I want no rites in a gloom-filled room.
Why cry for a soul set free?
Miss me a little, but not too long
and not with your head bowed low.
Remember the love that we once
shared, miss me but let me go.
For this journey we all must take
and each must go alone.
It’s all part of the Master plan,
a step on the road to home.
When you are lonely and sick of heart,
go to the friends we know
and bury your sorrows in doing good deeds.
Miss me, but let me go.
Long Verse 12
You Toiled So Hard For Those You Loved
You toiled so hard for those you loved.
You said goodbye to none,
your spirit flew before we knew,
your work on earth was done.
We miss you now, our hearts are sore,
as time goes by we miss you more.
Your loving smile, your gentle face,
no one can fill your vacant place.
Your life was love and labour.
Your love for your family true.
You did the best for all of us.
We will always remember you.
Long Verse 13
To Laugh Much And Often
To laugh often and much,
to win the respect of the intelligent people
and the affection of children.
To earn the appreciation of honest critics
and endure the betrayal of false friends.
To appreciate beauty,
to find the best in others.
To leave the world a bit better
whether by a healthy child,
a garden patch or a redeemed social condition.
To know that one life has breathed easier
because you lived here.
This is to have succeeded.
Long Verse 14
Along The Road
Along the road to yesterday
that leads us straight to you
are memories of the happy days,
together we once knew.
And always every evening
we seem to have a way
of wandering back to meet you,
on the road to yesterday.
Long Verse 15
Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep
Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning’s hush,
I am the swift, uplifting rush.
Of quiet birds in circled flight,
I am the soft stars that shine in the night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there, I did not die.
Long Verse 16
Walk Alone
Should you go first and I remain,
to walk the road alone,
I’ll live in memories garden, dear,
with happy days we’ve known.
In spring I’ll wait for roses red,
when faded, the lilacs blue.
In early fall when brown leaves fall,
I’ll catch a glimpse of you.
I’ll hear your voice, I’ll see your smile,
though blindly I may grope
the memory of your helping hand
will buoy me on with hope.
Should you go first and I remain,
One thing I’ll have you do:
walk slowly down that long long path,
for soon I’ll follow you.
I want to know each step you take,
so I may take the same.
For someday down that lonely road,
you’ll hear me call your name.
Long Verse 17
They Say There Is A Reason
They say there is a reason,
they say that time will heal.
But neither time nor reason,
will change the way we feel.
For no-one knows the heartache,
that lies behind our smiles.
No-one knows how many times
we have broken down and cried.
Gone from home that smiling face,
those cheerful, happy ways.
The heart that won so many friends,
in bygone, happy days.
We want to tell you something,
so there won’t be any doubt,
you’re so wonderful to think of,
but so hard to be without.
We cannot bring the old days back.
when we were all together,
the family chain is broken now,
but memories live forever.
Long Verse 18
She Never Failed To Do Her Best *
Her heart was true and tender,
she worked and toiled
for those she loved
and left them to remember.
We sat beside your bedside,
our hearts were crushed and sore.
We did our duty to the end
‘til we could do no more.
In tears we watched you sinking,
we watched you fade away.
And though our hearts were breaking
we knew you could not stay.
You left behind some aching hearts
that loved you most sincere.
We never shall and never will
forget you Mother dear.
Long Verse 19
We Sat Beside Your Bedside *
We sat beside your bedside,
our hearts were crushed and sore.
We did our duty to the end,
‘til we could do no more.
In tears we watched you sinking,
we watched you fade away.
And though our hearts were breaking,
we knew you could not stay.
You left behind some aching hearts,
that loved you most sincere.
We never shall and never will
forget you, Mother dear.
Long Verse 20
Memories
Death leaves heartache
no one can heal.
Memories are treasures
no one can steal.
Some may forget you,
now that you are gone.
But we will remember,
no matter how long.
You will always stay
loved and remembered,
in every way.
No tears, no verse,
can ever say how much
we miss you every day.
Religious
Prayers
& Verses
Prayer 01
God Grant Me The Serenity
God grant me
the Serenity to
Accept the things
I cannot change…
Courage to change
the things I can, and
Wisdom to know
the difference.
Prayer 02
Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace,
the Lord is with thee,
blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit
of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the
hour of our death.
Amen.
Prayer 03
Guardian Angel
Guardian Angel from
heaven so bright,
watching beside me
to lead me aright,
fold thy wings round me,
and guard me with love,
softly sing songs to me
of heaven above.
Amen.
Prayer 04
The Lords Prayer
Our Father,
who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come,
thy will be done on earth
as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who
trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power,
and the glory, forever.
Amen.
Prayer 05
Prayer To Saint Anthony
O gentle and loving Saint
Anthony, you whose heart
was ever full of human
sympathy, whisper my prayer
to the ears of the infant
Jesus, who loved to linger in
your arms. One word from
you and my prayer will be
granted. Speak that word
and the gratitude of my heart
will ever be yours.
Prayer 06
Prayer Of Saint Francis
Lord make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master,
grant that I may not so much
seek to be consoled as to console;
To be understood as to understand;
To be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive,
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
And it is in dying that we are
born to eternal life.
Prayer 07
The Lord Is My Shepherd
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures;
He leadeth me beside the still water.
He restoreth my soul;
He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil; for thou art with me;
thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:
Thou anointest my head with oil;
My cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
Prayer 08
My Rosary
What comfort just to clasp it,
My Rosary so dear;
Each mystery brings fresh courage
And drives away all fear.
In prayer so oft repeated,
Yet never growing old,
I read the wondrous story,
Of God’s own love untold.
Each chaplet forms a garland,
To place at Mary’s feet;
Fair buds and full-bloom roses,
Exhaling fragrance sweet.
The Crucifix which crowns it
Reminds me day by day,
To bravely bear my crosses,
Along earth’s rugged way.
I hope when life is ended,
And death shall set me free
Still twined around my fingers,
My Rosary Beads shall be.
Prayer 09
Those We Love Must Go Someday
Those we love must someday
pass beyond our present sight...
Must leave us and the world
we know without their radiant light.
But we know that like a candle
their lovely light will surely shine
to brighten up another place
more perfect... more divine.
And in the realm of Heaven where
they shine so warm and bright.
Our loved ones live forevermore
in God’s eternal light.
Prayer 10
Our Lady Knock
I come to Thee, my Mother,
to lay before Thy feet,
my fears, my hopes, my longings,
my bitter hours and sweat.
O take them Mother Mary,
and place them by God’s throne,
your hands will give them value,
they’re worthless on their own.
As I kneel before you,
speak to your Son for me,
though poor and small my offering,
I know ’tis dear to thee.
For you your Son at Cana,
changed water into wine,
the needs of bride and bridegroom,
were small compared to mine.
And so, my Mother Mary,
I lay before Thy feet,
my fears, my hopes, my longings,
my bitter hours and sweat.
Prayer 11
Cardinal Newman Prayer
May Christ support
us all the day long,
till the shadows lengthen,
and the evening comes,
and the busy world is hushed,
and the fever of life is over
and our work is done.
Then in His mercy may
He give us a safe lodging,
and holy rest and
peace at the last.
Amen.
Prayer 12
O Lord, Support Us All The Day Is Long
O Lord, support us all the day long,
until the shades lengthen and the evening comes,
and the busy world is hushed,
and the fever of life is over,
and our work is done.
Then Lord, in Your mercy grant
us a safe lodging and a Holy Rest,
and Peace at the Last.
Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayer 13
One Fervent Hail Mary
One fervent Hail Mary with
love and thought said,
Is better than volumes of
prayers poorly read.
If time and one’s duties
prevent a long prayer,
Just say one Hail Mary with
fervour and care.
The “Golden Hail Mary” which
from the heart springs,
The greatest of blessings
from Mary it brings.
And we never will know ‘til
before Mary’s throne,
How that daily Hail Mary
brought us to her home.
Prayer 14
Prayer To Padre Pio
Oh Jesus, full of grace and charity,
victim for sinners, so impelled by love
for us that you willed to die on the Cross,
I humbly beseech you through your servant
Saint Pio, who generously participated
in your sufferings who loved you so much
and labored so faithfully for the glory
of your heavenly Father and for the good of souls.
With confidence I beseech you to grant me,
through his intercession,
the grace of which I ardently desire.
Prayer 15
The Memorare
Remember, O most gracious
Virgin Mary, that never was it
known that anyone who fled to thy
protection, implored thy help,
or sought thine intercession
was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence,
I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins,
my mother; to thee do I come,
before thee I stand, sinful and
sorrowful. O Mother of the
Word Incarnate, despise not my
petitions, but in thy mercy
hear and answer me.
Amen.
Prayer 16
Hail Glorious Saint Patrick
Hail, Glorious Saint Patrick!
We honour thy name,
Though Erin may claim thee,
the world knows thy fame.
The faith of our fathers
is our treasure too,
How holy the thought, that they
learned it from you.
Through crosses and trials
its fires burn bright,
They show us the way, and the
truth, and the light.
Great Saint! intercede that we
always may be
Devoted and loyal, true
children of thee.
Our love and devotion be
ever like thine,
Our thought be of Jesus, our
heart be His shrine.
And when to the end of life’s path
We have trod,
Be near us great Bishop,
Annointed of God.
Prayer 17
For The Holy Souls
Father,
Welcome into Your kingdom our
departed brothers and sisters and
all who have left this world
in Your friendship.
There we hope to share in
Your glory, when every tear
will be wiped away.
On that day we shall see You,
our Lord as You are.
We shall become like You and
praise You forever through
Christ our Lord, from whom
all good things come.
Eternal rest grant unto them,
O Lord, and let Perpetual Light
Shine upon them.
May They Rest in Peace.
with you and our departed.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Prayer 18
Father In Our Prayers
Father, hear our prayers and
console us, as we renew our faith in
Your Son, whom You raised from the dead.
Strengthen our hope that all our departed
loved ones will share in His Resurrection.
Prayer 19
O My Jesus
O my Jesus,
forgive us our sins,
save us from the
fires of Hell and
lead all souls
to Heaven, especially
those who have
most need of Thy Mercy.
Prayer 20
Hail Holy Queen
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy,
hail, our life, our sweetness and our hope,
To thee do we cry,
poor banished children of Eve,
to thee do we send up our sighs,
mourning and weeping in this vale of tears.
Turn then, most gracious Advocate,
thine eyes of mercy toward us,
and after this our exile,
show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb,
Jesus, O merciful, O loving,
O sweet Virgin Mary!
Amen.
Religious Verse 01
Gods Garden...
God looked around his garden
and found an empty place.
He then looked down upon the earth
and saw your tired face.
He put His arms around you
and lifted you to rest.
God’s garden must be beautiful,
He always takes the best.
He saw the road was getting rough
and the hills were hard to climb,
so he closed your weary eyelids
and whispered “Peace be thine”.
It broke our hearts to lose you,
but you didn’t go alone,
for part of us went with you,
the day God called you home.
Religious Verse 02
A Million Tears...
A bouquet of beautiful memories,
sprayed with a million tears.
Wishing God could have spared you,
if just for a few more years.
It does not take a special day,
for us to think of you.
Each Mass we hear, each prayer we say,
is offered up to you.
We cannot bring the old days back,
when we were all together.
The family chain is broken now,
but memories live forever.
It was a sudden parting,
too bitter to forget.
Only those who loved you,
are the ones who will never forget.
The blow was hard, the shock severe,
to part with one we loved so dear.
Our loss is great, we’ll not complain,
but trust in God to meet again.
Religious Verse 03
We lost a mother with a heart of gold *
We lost a mother with a heart of gold,
how much we miss her can never be told.
She shared our troubles and helped us along,
if we follow her footsteps,
we will never go wrong.
We miss you from your fireside chair,
your loving smile and gentle air,
your vacant place no one can fill,
we miss you mother and always will.
She was a mother so very rare,
content in her home and always there.
On earth she toiled, in Heaven she rests,
God bless you, mother,
you were one of the best.
Each time we look at your picture,
you seem to smile and say,
"Don’t be sad but courage take,
And each other love for my own sake."
Religious Verse 04
Our Mother *
You can only have one mother,
patient, kind and true.
No other friend in all the world
will be the same to you.
When other friends forsake you,
to mother you will return.
For all her loving kindness,
she asks nothing in return.
As we look upon her picture,
sweet memories we recall
of a face so full of sunshine
and a smile for one and all.
Sweet Jesus, take this message
to our dear mother up above.
Tell her how we miss her,
And give her all our love.
Religious Verse 05
Stairway To Heaven
If tears could build a stairwell
and memories were a lane,
I would walk right up to Heaven
and bring you home again.
No farewell words were spoken,
no time to say good-bye...
You were gone before I knew it,
and only God knows why.
Religious Verse 06
Her/His Journey *
Don’t think of her as gone away,
her journey’s just begun,
life holds so many facets
this earth is only one.
Just think of her as resting
from the sorrow and the tears
in a place of warmth and comfort,
where there are no days and years.
Think how she must be wishing
that we could know today
how nothing but our sadness
can really pass away.
And think of her as living
in the hearts of those she touched,
for nothing loved is ever lost,
and she was loved so much.
Religious Verse 07
Death Is Nothing At All
Death is nothing at all - I have only
slipped away into the next room.
Whatsoever we were to each other,
that we are still.
Call me by my old familiar name,
speak to me in the
easy way which you always used to.
Laugh as we always laughed at the
little jokes we enjoyed together.
Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.
Let my name be the household word
that it always was.
Let it be spoken without effort.
Life means all that it has ever meant.
It is the same as it ever was,
there is absolutely unbroken continuity.
Why should I be out of your mind
because I am out of your sight?
I am but waiting for you, for an interval,
somewhere very near,
just around the corner.
All is well.
Religious Verse 08
He Only Takes The Best
God saw you getting tired
and a cure was not to be,
so he put his arms around you,
and whispered "Come to me".
With tearful eyes we watched you
and saw you pass away.
Although we loved you dearly,
we could not make you stay.
A golden heart stopped beating,
hard working hands at rest,
God broke our hearts to prove to us
He only takes the best.
Religious Verse 09
Don't Grieve For Me
Don’t grieve for me,for now I’m free.
I took His hand when I heard him call.
I turned my back and left it all.
If my parting has left a void,
then fill it with remembered joy.
My life’s been full, I savoured much.
Good friends, good times,
a loved one’s touch.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss.
Ah yes, these things, I too, will miss.
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief;
don’t lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your hearts and share with me;
God wanted me now,
He set me free.
Religious Verse 10
My Journey
Life is but a stopping place,
a pause in what’s to be.
A resting place along the road
to sweet eternity.
We all have different journeys,
different paths along the way.
We all were meant to learn some things,
but never meant to stay.
Our destination is a place
far greater than we know.
For some the journey’s quicker,
for some the journey’s slow.
And when the journey finally ends,
we’ll claim a great rewar,
and find an everlasting peace,
together with the Lord.
Religious Verse 11
A Bridge Called Love
It takes us back to brighter years
to happier sunlit days
and to precious moments
that will be with us always.
And these fond recollections
are treasured in the heart
to bring us always close to those
from whom we had to part.
There is a bridge of memories
from earth to Heaven above...
it keeps our dear ones near us.
It's the bridge that we call love.
Religious Verse 12
I Am Home In Heaven
I am home in Heaven, dear ones.
Oh, so happy and so bright!
There is perfect joy and beauty
in this everlasting light.
All the pain and grief are over!
Every restless yearning past.
I am now at peace forever,
safely Home in Heaven at last.
Dear one, do not grieve so sorely,
for I love you dearly still.
Try to look beyond earth’s shadows,
pray to trust Our Father’s Will.
When your work is completed,
He will gently call you Home;
Oh! the rapture of that meeting!
Oh, the joy to see you come.
Religious Verse 13
Softly In The Morning *
Softly in the morning,
you heard a gentle call.
You took the hand God offered you
and quietly left us all.
The day you left us
our hearts just broke in two.
The smallest part is still with us
and the biggest part with you.
For the rest of our lives we will miss you,
our secret tears still flow.
Oh, how we really loved you,
no one will ever know.
We miss your smile, your joking ways.
We miss the things you used to say.
And when old times we do recall,
it’s when we miss you most of all.
You were always there when we needed you,
no task too great or small.
With loving heart and willing hands,
for us you did it all.
Look around your garden, Lord.
And when he turns and smiles,
put your arms around him,
and hold him for a while.
Religious Verse 14
We Hold You Close
We hold you close
within our hearts
and there you shall remain,
to walk with us
throughout our lives
until we meet again.
So rest in peace,
Dear … ( NAME)
and thanks for
All you’ve done.
We pray that God
has given you
the crown you’ve truly won.
Religious Verse 15
Those We Love Must Someday Pass
Those we love must someday pass
beyond our present sight.
Must leave us and the world we know
without their radiant light.
But we know that like a candle,
their lovely light will surely shine,
to brighten up another place.
more perfect... more divine.
And in the realm of Heaven
where they shine so warm and bright,
our loved ones live forevermore
in God’s eternal light.
Religious Verse 16
God Needed An Angel *
God needed an angel in Heaven
to stand at the Savior’s feet.
His choice must be the rarest,
a rose pure and sweet.
He gazed upon the mighty throng
then stopped and picked the best,
our child was His chosen one
with Jesus she’s[he’s] now at rest.
Religious Verse 17
Footprints In The Sand
One night I dreamed I was walking
along the beach with the Lord.
Many scenes from my life
flashed across the sky.
In each scene I noticed
footprints in the sand.
Sometimes there were
two sets of footprints,
other times there were
one set of footprints.
This bothered me because I noticed
that during the low periods of my life,
when I was suffering from
anguish, sorrow or defeat,
I could see one set of footprints.
So I said to the Lord,
"You promised me Lord,
that if I followed you,
you would walk with me always.
But I have noticed that during
the most trying periods of my life
there have only been one
set of footprints in the sand.
Why, when I needed you most,
you have not been there for me?"
The Lord replied, "The times when you
have seen only one set of footprints in the sand,
is when I carried you."
Religious Verse 18
Another Leaf Has Fallen *
Another leaf has fallen,
another soul has gone.
But still we have God's promises,
in every robin's song.
For he/she is in His heaven,
and though He takes away,
He always leaves to mortals,
the bright sun's kindly ray.
He leaves the fragrant blossoms,
and lovely forest, green.
And gives us new found comfort,
when we on Him will lean.
Religious Verse 19
When tomorrow starts without me
When tomorrow starts without me
and I'm not there to see.
If the sun should rise and find your eyes
all filled with tears for me.
I wish so much you wouldn't cry
the way you did today.
While thinking of the many things,
we didn't get to say.
I know how much you love me,
as much as I love you.
And each time that you think of me,
I know you'll miss me too.
But when tomorrow starts without me,
please try to understand,
that an angel came and called my name
and took me by the hand.
My place was ready in Heaven far above,
and that I'd have to leave behind
all those I dearly love.
Religious Verse 20
Give Them Back To God
We give our loved ones back to God
and just as He first gave them to us
and did not lose them in the giving.
So we have not lost them in returning
Them to Him.
For life is eternal, love is immortal,
death is only a horizon...
And a horizon is nothing but the
limit of our earthly sight.
Religious Verse 21
Road To Eternity
Life is but a stopping place,
a pause in what’s to be,
a resting place along the road,
to sweet eternity.
We all have different journeys,
different paths along the way.
We all were meant to learn some things,
but never meant to stay…
Your destination is a place,
far greater than we know.
For some the journey’s quicker,
for some the journey’s slow.
But when the journey finally ends,
we’ll claim a great reward
and find an everlasting peace,
together with the Lord.
Religious Verse 22
There Comes A Time
There comes a time for all of us
when we must say good-bye.
But faith and hope and love and trust
can never ever die.
Although the curtain falls at last,
is that a cause to grieve?
The future’s fairer than the past,
if only we believe.
Trust in God’s eternal care,
so when the Master calls,
let’s say that life is still more fair,
although the curtain falls.
Religious Verse 23
It Was A Sudden Parting
It was a sudden parting,
too bitter to forget.
Those who loved you dearly
are the ones who can’t forget.
We often sit and think of you
and think of how you died.
To think you could not say goodbye
before you closed your eyes.
Your life was one of kindly deeds,
a helping hand for others needs.
Sincere and true in heart and mind,
beautiful memories left behind.
The blow was hard, the shock severe,
to part with one we loved so dear.
Our loss is great, we’ll not complain,
but trust in God to meet again.
Two tired eyes are sleeping,
two willing hands are still,
the one who worked so hard for us,
Is resting at God’s will.
Our family chain is broken,
nothing seems the same,
but as God calls us one by one
the links shall join again.
Religious Verse 24
Perhaps
PERHAPS, if we could see
the splendour of the land
to which our loved are called
from you and me,
WE’D UNDERSTAND.
PERHAPS, if you could hear
the welcome they receive
from old familiar voices -
all so dear -
WE WOULD NOT GRIEVE.
PERHAPS, if we could know
the reason why they went
we’d smile-and wipe away
the tears that flow,
WE’D WAIT CONTENT.
short Verses
Short Verse 01
In our hearts your memory lingers,
sweetly tender, fond and true.
There is not a day dear ____,
that we do not think of you.
Short Verse 02
In life I loved you dearly,
in death I love you still.
In my heart you hold a place,
that no one could ever fill
Short Verse 03 *
We lost a dad with a heart of gold.
How much we miss him can never be told.
He shared our troubles and helped us along.
If we follow his footsteps,
we will never go wrong.
Short Verse 04
Deep are the memories,
precious they stay.
No passing of time,
can take them away.
Short Verse 05
Your life was one of kindly deeds,
a helping hand for others needs.
Sincere and true in heart and mind,
beautiful memories left behind.
Short Verse 06
Those we hold most dear
never truly leave us.
They live on in
the kindness they showed,
the comfort they shared
and the love they brought into our lives.
Short Verse 07 *
A part of me she took with her
but her love she left me to keep.
So we will never really be parted,
the bond is just too deep.
Short Verse 08
Your smile has gone forever,
your hand we cannot touch.
We have so many memories of you,
we loved so much.
Short Verse 09 *
You were a loving husband/wife, a friend,
so good and true.
A better husband/wife never lived,
your equals are but few.
Short Verse 10 *
As I journey toward life’s sunset,
mourning him who went before.
Faith assures me, I’ll be with him,
when I reach the other shore.
Short Verse 11
A silent thought, a quiet prayer,
for a special person in God’s care.
Short Verse 12
All I ask is that you will remember
me at Mass and Holy Communion.
O Mary conceived without sin,
pray for us who have recourse to Thee.
Short Verse 13 *
Because in her life she was saintly,
in her heart she was loving and pure.
Her reward is a place in Heaven,
our grief we must endure.
Short Verse 14
Just a prayer from theones who loved you.
Just a memory fond and true,
in our hearts you will live forever,
because we thought the world of you.
Short Verse 15
Looking back with memories,
upon the path you trod.
We bless the hours we had with you
and will leave the rest with God.