L-1/

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.

L-2/

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.

L-3/

Your gentle face and patient smile.
With sadness we recall,
You had a kindly 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.

L-4/

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.

L-5/

Don’t remember me with sadness,
Don’t remember me with tears,
Remember all the laughter,
We’ve shared throughout the years​.

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.

So please don’t be unhappy,
Just because I’m out of sight,
Remember that I’m with you,
Each morning, noon and night.

L-6/

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.

L-7/

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.

L-8/

You never said “I’m leaving”,
You never said goodbye,
You were gone before I knew it,
And only God knew why.

A million times I needed you,
A million times I cried,
If love alone could have saved you,
You never would have died.

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.

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.

L-9/

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.

L-10/

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.

L-11/

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,
hardworking hands at rest,
God broke our hearts to prove to us,
He only takes the best.

L-12/

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.

L-13/

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.

L-14/

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.

L-15/

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.

L-16/

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.

L-17/

A rose once grew,
where all could see,
sheltered beside a garden wall,
and, as the days passed swiftly by,
it spread its branches, straight and tall….

One day, a beam of light
shone through a crevice
that had opened wide
The rose bent gently toward its warmth
then passed beyond to the other side….

Now, you who deeply feel its loss,
be comforted
the rose blooms there
its beauty even greater now,
nurtured by God’s own loving care.

L-18/

I’m writing this from Heaven
Where I dwell with God above
Where there’s no more tears and sadness
There’s just eternal love​

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 feel that gentle breeze
Or the wind upon your face
That’s me giving you a great big hug
Or just a soft embrace.

And when it’s time for you to go
From that body to be free
Remember you’re not going
You are coming here to me.

L-19/

We little knew that day
God was going to call your name,
In life we loved you dearly
In death, we do the same.

It broke our hearts to lose you
You did not go alone,
For part of us went with you
The day God called you home.

You left us beautiful memories
Your love is still our guide,
And although we cannot see you
You are always at our side.

Our family chain is broken
And nothing seems the same,
But as God calls us one by one
The chain will link again.

L-20/

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.