In a place before all things began
The Father of all whispered your name
Creating you from an unending love
Placing in your soul His eternal flame
You left the comfort of that home
Where angels dance and sing
Carried through all time
To us on a heavenly wing.
For God did share you
Offering you as a dove
Knowing that others
Would need your love.
Although your time with us
Seemed fleeting and brief.
Our hearts today are filled
With sorrow and grief.
Longing for another moment,
Just an instant for which to say,
Our lives have been marked
By you in a special way.
The memories of you
We will forever keep,
Everlasting reminders
To warm us when we weep.
A little selfish we have been
Keeping you here was wrong
For it is in His Presence
Where you soul does belong.
A magnificent place of beauty
Absent of all pain
For it is not our loss
But Heaven’s gain.
For it is not a forever goodbye
Through the tears we cry today.
Because each night we know
You’ll be with us when we kneel to pray.
Knowing that your spirit will forever burn
Resting with the angels in His loving land
Waiting patiently for that time
When once more we can hold your hand.
