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GONE ARE THE DAYS

Gone are the days we used to share,
But in our hearts you are always there.
The gates of memory will never close,
We miss you more than anyone knows.
With tender love and deep regret,
We who love you will never forget.

I’LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER FRIEND

I’ll never find another friend
to take the place of you.
No one will ever touch my life
exactly like you do.
No one who’s quite so thoughtful,
no one I cherish so.
No one will mean so much to me;
I just wanted you to know.

THERE IS A FACE BEFORE US

There is a face before us
A voice we’d love to hear
A smile we will always remember
Of a dad we loved so dear

THE LABOURER’S TASK

Now the labourer’s task is over,
now the battle day is past.
Now upon the farther shore
lands the voyager at last.
Father, in Thy gracious keeping,
leave us now thy servant sleeping.

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…

Our 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.

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 loved one,
And thanks for all you’ve done.
We pray that God has given you
The crown you’ve truly won.

REMEMBER ME WHEN I AM GONE AWAY

Remember me when I am gone away,
Gone far away into the silent land;
When you can no more hold me by the hand,
Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay.
Remember me when no more day by day
You tell me of our future that you planned
Only remember me; you understand
It will be late to counsel then or pray.
Yet if you should forget me for a while
And afterwards remember, do not grieve:
For if the darkness and corruption leave
A vestige of the thoughts that once I had,
Better by far you should forget and smile
Than that you should remember and be sad.

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 Thy 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 kneel sinful and sorrowful.
O Mother of the Word incarnate, despise not my petitions,
But in Thy clemency hear and answer me.
Amen.

AFTERGLOW

I’d like the memory of me to be a happy one.
I’d like to leave an Afterglow 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.

OUR LADY OF KNOCK

I come to Thee, my Mother, to lay before Thy feet,
My fears, my hopes, my longings, my bitter hours and sweet.
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.

PERHAPS

Perhaps you sent a lovely card,
Or sat quietly in a chair;
Perhaps you sent beautiful
flowers, If so, we saw
them there.
Perhaps you sent or
spoke kind words
As any friend could say;
Perhaps you were not
there at all
Just thought of us that day.
Whatever you did to
console the heart
We thank you so much,
Whatever the part.

SAFELY HOME

I am home in Heaven dear loved ones,
Oh, so happy and so bright,
There is perfect joy and beauty,
In this everlasting light.

All the pain and grief is over;
Every restless tossing passed.
I am now at peace forever,
Safely Home in Heaven at last.

Did you wonder I so calmly,
Trod the valley of the shade,
Oh, but Jesus’ love illumined
Every dark and fearful glade.

And He came Himself to meet me,
In that way so hard to tread.
And with Jesus’ arm to lean on
Could I have one doubt or dread.

Then you must not grieve so sorely,
For I love you dearly still.
Try to look beyond Earth’s shadows,
Pray to trust Our Father’s will.

There is work still waiting for you,
So you must not idly stand;
Do it now while life remaineth.
You shall rest in Jesus’ land.

When the work is all completed,
He will gently call you Home.
Oh, the rapture of that meeting,
Oh, the joy to see you come.

WHAT SHE SUFFERED SHE TOLD BUT FEW

What she suffered she told but few,
She did not deserve what she went through,
Tired and weary she made no fuss,
But tried so hard to stay with us.

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 lips cannot speak how we loved her,
Our hearts cannot tell what to say;
But God only knows how we miss her,
In our home that is lonely today.

She bade no one a last farewell,
She raised her hand to none;
Her spirit flew before she knew,
That she from us had gone.

Your life was love and labour,
Your love for your family true;
You did your best for all of us,
We will always remember you.

HER JOURNEY’S JUST BEGUN

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 sorrows and the tears
in a place of warmth and comfort
where there are no days or years.

Think how we 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.

A LAST GOODBYE

Though happily each year had begun,
I had to die whilst very young.
It is so long since our last touch,
And I miss your presence there so much.

Of many things I needed to learn,
So to this place, God made me turn.
Yet with so many things to do,
I have taken this moment to speak to you.

The life that was, was not to be mine,
Yet within this world it has worked out fine.
Where I am now, I have found new friends,
In a place called Heaven, where the spirit ascends.

Straight to this world, few pass it by,
And no one here can really die.
Although this child, you cannot see,
I know you’d be so proud of me.

I look forward to when I’ll see you,
So until it’s your time to come,
Enjoy your life, and please don’t cry,
I just came to say a last goodbye

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 knew that you were suffering.
He knew you were in pain.
He knew that you would never
Get well on earth again.

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.

HAIL HOLY QUEEN

Hail, Holy Queen,
Mother of Mercy,
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
valley of tears.
Turn then, most
gracious Advocate,
Thine Eyes of Mercy
toward us, and after this
our exile show us the Blessed
Fruit of thy Womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving,
O sweet Virgin Mary.
Pray for us O Holy Mother of God
That we may be made worthy
of the promises of Christ.
Amen.

PADRE PIO PRAYER

O 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 to glorify
in heaven and on earth the Servant of
God, Padre Pio of Pietrelcina, who
generously participated in Your
sufferings, who loved Thee so much
and laboured so faithfully for the
glory of Your heavenly Father and for
the good of souls. With confidence, I
beseech Thee to grant me, through his
intercession, the grace of … which I
ardently desire.
Glory be to the Father… (Three times.)

A PRAYER OF SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI

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 CARDINAL NEWMAN

Prayer of Cardinal Newman
O Lord, support us all the day long
of this troubled life,
until the shades lengthen,
and the evening comes,
and the busy world is hushed,
the fever of life is over,
and our work is done.
Then, Lord, in your mercy,
grant us safe lodging,
a holy rest, and peace at last,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

GOD SAW YOU GETTNG TIRED

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

WE THINK OF YOU

We think of you in silence
We often speak your name
But all we have are memories
And your picture in a frame.
Your resting place we visit
And put flowers there with care
But no one knows the heartache
As we turn and leave you there.

WHEN I COME TO THE END OF THE ROAD

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 is a journey we all must take
and each must go alone.
It’s all a part of the Master’s 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 sorrow in doing good deeds.
Miss me but let me go.

A DAILY THOUGHT

A daily thought, a silent tear,
A constant wish
that you were here

REMEMBER ME

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.

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.

THOSE WE HOLD

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

PRAYER TO SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES

Most humble Saint Martin
whose burning charity embraces all,
but especially those who are sick, afflicted or in need, we turn to thee for help in our present difficulties and
we implore thee to obtain for us from God health
of soul and body,
and in particular the
favour we now ask….
May we, by imitating
thy charity and humility,
find quiet and contentment
all our days, and cheerful
submission to God’s
holy will in all the trials and
difficulties of life.
Amen

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

KINDLY DEEDS

Your life was one of kindly deeds,
A helping hand for others needs,
Sincere and true in heart and mind,
Beautiful memories left behind.

THERE IS NO NIGHT WITHOUT A DAWNING

There is no night without a dawning,
No winter without a spring and
beyond deaths dark horizon
Our hearts once more will sing….
For those who leave us for
a while have only gone away
out of the restless careworn
world into a brighter day.

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 waters.
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…

Surely goodness and mercy
Will follow me
all the days of my life,
And I will dwell
in the House of the Lord forever

MOTHER OF MERCY

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
valley of tears. Turn then, most
gracious Advocate, thine eyes
of mercy towards us.
And after this our exile,
show unto us the blessed fruit
of thy womb Jesus.
O clement, O loving,
O sweet Virgin Mary,
Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God,
that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Amen

TO THOSE WHO I LOVE MOST DEAR

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.

GOD GRANT ME SERENITY

God grant me the
Serenity
to accept the things I
Cannot change ….
Courage to
Change the things I can
and the Wisdom to
know the difference.

O LORD SUPPORT US ALL DAY 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.

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 mother,
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 mother,
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 then 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 she turns and smiles,
Put Your arms around her,
And hold her for a while.

LEGACY OF LOVE

A wife, a mother, a grandma too,
This is the legacy we have from you.
You taught us love and how to fight,
You gave us strength, you gave us might.
A stronger person would be hard to find,
And in your heart, you were always kind.
You fought for us all in one way or another,
Not just as a wife not just as a mother.
For all of us you gave your best,
Now the time has come for you to rest.
So go in peace, you’ve earned your sleep,
Your love in our hearts, we’ll eternally keep

JUST A PRAYER FROM..

Just a prayer from
the family
who loved you,
Just a memory
fond and true,
In our hearts you
will live forever,
Because we thought
the world of you.

A SILENT THOUGHT

A silent thought
A quiet prayer,
For a special person
in God’s care.

DEEP ARE THE MEMORIES

Deep are the memories,
Precious they stay;
No passing of time,
Can take them away.

ETERNAL REST

Eternal rest grant unto her,
O Lord, and let perpetual light shine
upon her and may her soul
and all the souls of the faithful
departed rest in peace.

YOUR LIFE

Your life touched so many
others, and will be remembered
forever more, to leave the world
a better place than it had
been before.

COME HOLY SPIRIT

Come Holy Spirit,
give light to my mind,
purify my heart, strengthen my
will and guide my steps.
Amen

REMEMBER ME

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.

IN LIFE I LOVED YOU DEARLY

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

YOUR LIFE

Your life was one of kindly deeds,
A helping hand for others needs,
Sincere and true in heart and mind,
Beautiful memories left behind.

LOOK AT LIFE

Look at life with eyes that see,
the good and not the bad.
Cherish in your memory the
glad times not the sad

THE DAY GOD CALLED YOU HOME

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

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’s glints
on snow,
I am the sunlight on
ripened grain
I am the gentle autumn’s 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
at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there, I did not die.

YOUR LIFE WAS LOVE AND LABOUR

Your life was love and labour,
Your love for your family true;
You did your best for all of us,
We will always remember you.

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.

YOU’LL COME ACROSS REMINDERS

You’ll come across reminders,
and once again they’re there,
Something in a pocket
or that’s slipped
right down a chair.

You’ll break down and
you’ll cry again
Clutching this treasure
you have found,
But maybe your loved one’s
telling you
Don’t worry I’m around.

PRAYER TO ST.ANTHONY

O gentle St. Anthony, by your holy and apostolic life, you led countless souls to the love of our Divine Lord.I implore you, obtain for me and my loved ones His guidance, you who have the power to lead straying sheep back to the fold of Christ, and to find articles that are lost. On earth your heart was filled with compassion for those in distress or
sorrow. Please bring my request before the Child Jesus, Who loved to rest in your arms, and I believe that you will help me to remain always close to our Divine Lord. O miraculous Wonder Worker, in this hour of need obtain
what I ask of you.
Amen

THEY SAY THERE IS A REASON

They say there is a reason,
They say that time will heal,
But neither time or reason,
Will change the way we feel.
For no one knows the heartache
That lies beyond our smiles,
No one knows how many times
We have broken down and cried.
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.

HIS WEARY HOURS AND DAYS

His weary hours and days of pain,
His troubled nights are past.
In our hearts we know
He has found sweet rest at last.

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