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God saw you were getting tired
and a cure was not to be.
So He put His arms around you
and whispered "Come with me."
With tearful hearts we watched
you fade 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.
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God saw you getting weary,
He did what He thought best;
He put His arms around you
And said, "Come and rest."
He opened up His golden gates
On that heartbreaking day,
And with His arms around you
You gently slipped away.
It broke our hearts to lose you,
You did not go alone;
A part of us went with you
The day God called you home.
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"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 despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; And 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 of St. Francis of Assisi
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Weep not for me,
My family dear.
I am not dead,
But sleeping here.
As I am now,
You too shall be,
So be prepared
To follow me.
Short was my life,
Long is my rest,
To take me home,
God thought it best.
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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.
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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.
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(Female)
A FAMILY PRAYER
Please God forgive a silent tear,
a constant wish that she was here.
Others are taken, yes we know,
but she was ours and we loved her so.
She bid no one a last farewell,
nor even said good-bye.
She was gone before we knew it,
and only God knows why.
If all the world were ours to give,
we'd give it all and more,
to see that loving face of hers
just once more.
To those who have a wife,
mother, grandmother or sister,
treasure her with care.
For you never know her value
until you see her vacant chair.
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(Male)
A FAMILY PRAYER
Please God forgive a silent tear,
a constant wish that he was here.
Others are taken, yes we know,
but he was ours and we loved him so.
He bid no one a last farewell,
nor even said good-bye.
He was gone before we knew it,
and only God knows why.
If all the world were ours to give,
we'd give it all and more,
to see that loving face of his
just once more.
To those who have a husband,
father, grandfather or brother,
treasure him with care.
For you never know his value
until you see his vacant chair.