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                                                                                     Wendi Scott......                                                             

Two Lives From One...The Ultimate Gift Ó 1998  
by Linda Ellis http://www.lindaslyrics.com/


God has granted us these bodies
for our short time here on earth,
but have you ever stopped to think about
what your body’s really worth?

The body is a miracle equation;
the sum of its parts, greater than the whole
and it is a really just a shell
offering protection for the soul.

And if God makes the decision
that your time on earth is done,
you could have the opportunity
to make two lives...out of one.

The heart knows no greater joy
than the joy it feels by giving,
and the finest gift you can bestow
is the precious gift of living.

We don’t think about these details
as we go about each day...
but there are many unexpected turns
as we travel life’s highway.

Only you can make the decision
on the route that you will choose,
but why take with you these lifelines
that someone else can dearly use?

Here is a chance to make a difference,
like a candle in the dark;
it’s a chance to leave a legacy,
a chance on earth...to leave your mark.

Grieving loved ones can find comfort
through heavy hearts and many tears,
if their loss gives someone else a chance
to live on for many years.

What will they say when you are gone?
Did you help others? To what scope?
Will they say you left in a parent’s eyes
the look of gratitude... and hope?

So when you’re asked to donate organs
and think you won’t, or that you can’t...
think of the faces of the children
who are now in need of a transplant.

Stop and ask yourself this question,
what if it was me, or someone I love
who was benefiting from someone else
who had been called from up above?

And when you reach those heavenly gates
and His Kingdom so divine...
you’ll be directed to the most beautiful cloud
with "organ donors" on the sign.

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