Long memorial verses

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.· · ·

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,· · ·

I Am Standing On The Seashore

I am standing on the seashore.A ship at my side spreads her white sailsto the morning breeze and starts out for the blue ocean.She is an object of beauty and I stand and watch heruntil at length she fades on the far horizon.Then someone at my side says, “There, she has gone.”Gone where? Gone from my sight — that is all.She is just as large in mast, hull and spar· · ·

When I Must Leave You

When I must leave you for a little while,Please do not grieve and shed wild tearsAnd 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,· · ·

His Journey’s Just Begun

Don’t think of him as gone away,His journey’s just begun,Life holds so many facets,This earth is only one.Just think of him as restingFrom the sorrows and the tears,In a place of warmth and comfortWhere there are no days and years.· · ·

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 heartacheThat lies beyond our smiles,No one knows how many timesWe have broken down and cried,· · ·

I’d like the memory of meto be a happy one.I’d like to leave an afterglowof smiles when life is done.I’d like to leave an echowhispering softly down the ways,Of happy times and laughing timesand bright and sunny days.· · ·

Death Is Nothing At All

Death is nothing at all —I have only slipped away into the next room.Whatever 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.Life means all that it ever meant.All is well.

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 thingsWe didn’t get to say.· · ·

Don’t Grieve For Me

Don’t grieve for me, for now I’m free,I’m following the path God laid for me,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,A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss,Ah yes, these I too will miss.· · ·

The Lord Is My Shepherd

The Lord is my shepherd, I’ll not want,He makes me down to lie,In pastures green he leadeth me,The quiet waters by.My soul he doth restore again,And me to walk doth make,Within the paths of righteousness,E’en for his own name’s sake.· · ·

We give our loved ones back to God,And just as He first gave them to usand 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 nothingbut the limit of our earthly sight.

There comes a time for all of usWhen we must say good-bye,But faith and hope and love and trustCan never, never die.Although the curtain falls at last,Is that a cause to grieve?The future’s fairer than the pastIf only we believe.· · ·

I Am At Home In Heaven

I am at home in Heaven, dear ones,Oh, so happy and so bright,There is perfect joy and beautyIn this everlasting light.All the pain and grief is over,Every restless yearning passed,I am now at peace forever,Safely home in Heaven at last.· · ·

You can only have one mother,Patient, kind and true;No other friend in all the worldWill 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.· · ·

Gone from our home that smiling face,The happy cheerful ways,The heart that won so many friendsIn bygone happy days.In dreams we see her smiling face,And kiss her tender brow,But in our aching hearts we know,We have no mother now.· · ·

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.· · ·

We lost a father 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.We miss you from your fireside chair,Your loving smile and gentle air,Your vacant place no one can fill,We miss you, father, and always will.

I’ll Lend You A Child

I’ll lend you for a little while a child of mine, God said,For you to love the while he lives, and mourn for when he’s dead.It may be six or seven years, or forty-two or three.But will you, till I call him back, take care of him for me.He’ll bring his charms to gladden you, and should his stay be brief,You’ll always have his memories as a solace for your grief.I cannot promise he will stay, since all from earth return,But there are lessons taught below I want this child to learn.· · ·

A grandmother's love is a special gift,That warms us every day,Her gentle hands and kindly words,Are never far away.Though she is gone from sight,Her memory lingers on,In every value that she gave,Long after she has gone.

Nanny, we think of you often,And talk of you still,You have never been forgotten,And you never will.We hold you close within our hearts,And there you will remain,To walk with us throughout our lives,Until we meet again.

We miss your stories by the fire,Your baking and your smile,Your gentle hands, your patient ways,That made each day worthwhile.Though you are gone, your love remains,A blessing we recall,Our cherished granny, loved so much,The dearest of us all.

A grandfather's hands were strong and kind,His wisdom freely given,He taught us patience, work and truth,Now he rests in Heaven.Though his chair is empty now,His voice we'll always hear,Telling tales of days gone by,To those he held so dear.

We remember the man who taught us so much,With his steady hand and his gentle touch,The stories he told and the wisdom he gave,Will live in our hearts beyond the grave.

Grandparents give us memories,No money ever could,A childhood filled with love and warmth,And all that's kind and good.Though you are gone, we hold you close,In everything we do,And every happy memory,Reminds us both of you.

To the world you were one person,But to us you were the world,Our beloved son, forever missed,Your memory forever curledAround our hearts, both day and night,Guiding us with your light.

Our son, our pride, our joy, our love,A gift too briefly lent,Though you are gone from sight, dear one,Not one day are you unmeant.Every memory that we hold,Keeps your spirit near,Our beloved son, forever loved,Forever, ever dear.

To have a daughter is to hold,A piece of Heaven's light,Though ours was called too soon away,She shines on, ever bright.We hold her memory close and dear,In every passing year.

Our beautiful daughter, so loved and so missed,Your laughter, your kindness, we'll never forget,Though you are gone from our sight, dear one,In our hearts you are living yet.

My husband, my friend, my other half,Together we walked through life,Now I walk on alone, dear love,But you remain my life.Your chair is empty, your voice is still,But love like ours can never die,I carry you with me every day,Until we meet on high.

A loving husband, a steady hand,A partner through the years,Now gone from sight but not from heart,Held close through joy and tears.

My wife, my heart, my dearest friend,Together life was sweet,Now I go on without you, love,Until again we meet.Your gentle voice, your loving smile,Are with me every day,Though you are gone, my darling wife,You're never far away.

We shared a home, a life, a love,That nothing could divide,Though you are gone, my dearest wife,You're always by my side.

A brother is a friend for life,Through good times and through bad,The memories that we shared, dear one,Are the best we've ever had.Though you are gone from us too soon,Your spirit still is here,Our brother, friend, forever loved,Forever kept so dear.

A sister is a friend for life,Who shares your joys and fears,Though you are gone, dear sister mine,You're with us through the years.Your laughter and your loving ways,Live on in everything we do,Our sister, friend, forever missed,Forever loving you.

A friend is one who understands,Who walks beside you through the years,Who shares your laughter, shares your joy,And gently wipes away your tears.Though you are gone, dear friend of mine,Your kindness lingers on,The friendship that we shared in life,Will never truly be gone.

Beannacht

Go n-éirí an bóthar leat,Go raibh an ghaoth i gcónaí ar do chúl,Go lonraí an ghrian go te ar d'aghaidh,Go dtite an bháisteach go bog ar do pháirceanna,Agus, go dtí go gcasfaimid le chéile arís,Go gcoinní Dia i mbos a láimhe thú.May the road rise to meet you,· · ·

No time to say goodbye,No chance to say farewell,You left us all so suddenly,The shock too much to tell.But in our hearts you'll always stay,As dear as you were then,And when our time on earth is done,We'll be together again.

So sudden was the call that came,No time to hold your hand,But every memory we shared,Helps us understand.Though the shock may never fully fade,Your love remains our guide,And in our hearts, forever close,You quietly reside.

The Path Home

We walked together through the years,Through days of joy and rain,And now the shore seems still and wideUntil we meet again.Yet God, who knew your every step,Has called you gently home;And in the love you left with us,We never walk alone.

Held in Faith

Where sea and sky meet quietly,We bring your name in prayer;For every step we shared in lifeStill tells us you were there.And when our own path feels too steep,Or sorrow clouds the way,God holds us close, as He holds you,Until a brighter day.