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Footsteps In The Sand
One night a man had a dream. 
He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the LORD. 
Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. 
For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand: 
one belonging to him and the other to the LORD.
When the last scene of his life flashed before him 
he looked back, at the footprints in the sand. 
He noticed that many times along the path of his life 
there was only one set of footprints. 
He also noticed that it happened at the very 
lowest and saddest times of his life.
This really bothered him and he questioned the LORD about it: 
"LORD, you said that once I decided to follow you, 
you'd walk with me all the way. But I have noticed that 
during the most troublesome times in my life 
there is only one set of footprints. I don't understand 
why when I needed you most you would leave me."
The LORD replied: 
"My son, My precious child, 
I love you and I would never leave you. 
During your times of trial and suffering, 
when you see only one set of footprints, 
it was then that I carried you."
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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 behind
When life is done.
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This day will be a celebration
of the short time you were here.
You will always be remembered
with great love and many tears.
But to only feel pain and sorrow
would not be fair to you.
Your life meant so much more to us,
more than words could say.
You were here so briefly,
I wonder if you knew
all the ways you’ve touched
our world and our hearts
and everyone who knew you
since the day God called you home.
Now my child, you’re an angel
with your heavenly Father above,
we see not only what we’ve lost
but our capacity of love.
There will always be a big void
in our life and a hole in our
hearts that will never heal.
Our souls will grieve forever.
Will we forget or stop loving you?
No! Not now…not ever.
As this day is upon us,
oh, how our hearts still hurt.
But even as I mourn your death,
we will always celebrate your birth.
It was the happiest day of our lives.
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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.
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.
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A candle to remember, may it burn ever so bright
As we look to the heavens on this very night.
Beyond the stars, our dear (persons name) soars
Embraced by (her/his) Savior on heaven's shores.
As the angels protect (her/him) and sing (her/his) sweet name
We honor (her/his) life with the glow of this flame.
So we light this candle for our (persons name) tonight
As a symbol of our love and (her/his) eternal life.
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“The Best”
God saw you getting tired
and a cure was not to be.
So He put His arms around you
and He whispered “Come to Me”
With tearful eyes we watched you.
We watched you fade away.
Although we loved you dearly,
We could not make you stay.
A golden heart stopped beating,
Hard-working hands at rest.
God broke our hearts to prove to us,
He chose to take the best.
It’s lonesome here without you
we miss you more each day.
Life doesn’t seem the same
since you have gone away.
When days are sad and lonely
and everything goes wrong,
we seem to hear you whisper
“Cheer Up and Carry On”
Each time we see your picture
you seem to smile and say,
“Don’t cry, I’m in God’s hands,
we’ll meet again someday!”
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Although we can’t see you
We know you are here
Smiling down
Watching over us
As we say “I Do”
Forever in our hearts
Forever in our lives
And so we say our vows
In loving memory of you
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The moment that you died
my heart was torn in two,
one side filled with heartache,
the other died with you.
I often lie awake at night,
when the world is fast asleep,
and take a walk down memory lane,
with tears upon my cheeks.
Remembering you is easy,
I do it everyday,
but missing you is heartache
that never goes away.
I hold you tightly within my heart
and there you will remain.
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To the Child in my Heart
O precious tiny sweet little one you will always be to me,
so perfect pure and innocent just as you were meant to be.
We dreamed of you and of your life and all that it would be,
we waited and longed for you to come and join our family.
We never had the chance to play, to laugh to rock to wiggle,
we long to hold you, touch you now and listen to you giggle.
I will always be your mother, he'll always be your dad,
you will always be our child, the child that we had.
But now your gone...but yet your here,
we'll sense you everywhere,
you are our sorrow and our joy there's love in every tear.
Just know our love goes deep and strong,
we'll forget you never.
The child we had, but never had and yet we'll have forever.
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* MV #52I'm Free
Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free
I'm following the path God has laid you see.
I took his hand when I heard His call
I turned my back and left it all.
I could not stay another day,
To laugh, to love, to work or play.
Tasks left undone must stay that way.
I found peace at the close of day.
If my parting has left a void
Then fill it with remembered joys.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss,
O yes, these things I too will miss.
Be not burdened with times of sorrow.
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My life's been full, I savored much,
Good friends, good times, a loved one's touch.
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief,
Don't lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your hearts and peace to thee,
God wanted me now, He set me free.
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 This time tomorrow night you'll be
A thousand miles away from me
Though you will be far away
I'll be dreaming of the day
When you come back home to me
Flying back across the sea
Flying home, no more to part
Flying back to me, sweetheart

Though I know you have to go
I am gonna miss you so
So think of me while we're apart
And I will keep you in my heart
I'll be dreaming of the day
Dreaming of the day you'll say
I'm flying back, no more to part
Flying back to you, sweetheart

The time has come to say goodbye
So leave me now for you must fly
I'll keep dreamin' of the day
Dreamin' of the day you'll say
I'm flying back, no more to part
I'm flying back to you, sweetheart
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Got a picture of you I carry in my heart,
Close my eyes to see it when the world gets dark,
Got a memory of you I carry in my soul,
I wrap it close around me when the nights get cold,
If you ask me how I'm doing I'd say just fine,
But the truth is, if you could read my mind,
Not a day goes by, that I don't think of you,
After all this time, you're still with me it's true,
Somehow you remain, locked so deep inside,
Not a day goes by...
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I lit a candle tonight, in honor of you
Remembering your life, and all the times we'd been through.
Such a small little light the candle made
Until I realized how much in darkness it lit the way.
All the tears I've cried in all my grief and pain
What a garden they grew, watered with human rain.
I sometimes can't see beyond the moment, in hopeless despair. 
But then your memory sustains me, in heartaches repair.
I can wait for the tomorrow, when my sorrows ease
Until then I'll light this candle, and let my memories run free.
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He/She wasn't a hero known by the world
But a hero he/she was to his little girl/boy.
I knew his/her voice before I could speak
And loved it when he/she would sing me to sleep.
He/She taught us life's lessons of right from wrong
And instilled in us values that we might be strong.
And so through the years like a hero he/she stood
Working to give all that he/she could.
His/Her presence was important and we loved to see him/her smile
For no one in the world could emulate his/her style.
And so dear Dad/Mom my best memory to recall
Is the gift of your presence
The greatest gift of all.
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Irish Blessing
May the road
rise up to meet you,
May the wind
be always at your back,
May the sun shine
warm upon your face,
And the rains fall
soft upon your fields,
And until we meet again,
May God hold you
in the palm of His hand.
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There is always a face before me,
A voice I would love to hear,
A smile I will always remember,
Of a brother I loved so dear.
Deep in my heart lies a picture,
More precious than silver or gold,
It's a picture of my brother,
Whose memory will never grow old.
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An angel in the book of life
Wrote down our baby’s birth
She whispered as she closed the book
"Too beautiful for earth."
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Message from Heaven
I still hear the songs
I still see the lights
I still feel your love
I still share your hopes
and all of your cares
I'll even remind you
to please say your prayers
I just want to tell you
you still make me proud
You stand head and shoulders
above the crowd
Keep trying each moment
to stay in his grace
I came here before you
to help set your place
You don't have to be
perfect all of the time
He forgives you the slip
if you continue to climb
To my family and friends
please be thankful today
I'm still close beside you
in a new special way
As I am now beside Jesus
in the heaven’s above
Please take care of each other
we send you our love
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A Visitor From Heaven

A visitor from heaven If only for awhile
A gift of love to be returned we think of you and smile
A visitor from heaven accompanied by grace
Reminding of a better love and of a better place
With aching hearts and empty arms we send you with a name
It hurts so much to let you go but we're so glad you came
We're so glad you came a visitor from heaven
If only for a day we thank Him for the time He gave
And now it's time to say we trust you to the Fathers love
And to His tender care held in the everlasting arms
And we're so glad you're there we're so glad you're there
With breaking hearts and open hands we send you with a name
It hurts so much to let you go but we're so glad you came
We're so glad you came
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For those gone in presence
but here in essence
This light shines as a symbol
of lives and loves remembered
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The Cord

We are connected, my child and I,
by an invisible cord not seen by the eye.
It's not like the cord that connected us 'till birth,
this cord can't be seen by anyone on earth.
This cord does its work, right from the start,
it bonds us together, attached at the heart.
I know that its there though no one can see,
the invisible cord, from my child to me.
The strength of this cord, it's hard to describe.
it can't be destroyed, it can't be denied.
It's stronger than any cord, man could create,
it withstands the tests, can hold any weight.
And though you are gone, not here with me,
the cord is still there, but no one can see.
It pulls at my heart, I am bruised....I am sore,
but this cord is my lifeline, as never before.
I am thankful that God connected this way,
a mother and a child, death can't take it away! 
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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 is over,
every restless yearning past.
I am now at peace forever,
safely home in heaven at last.
Dear ones, do not grieve so sorely,
for I love you dearly still.
Try to look beyond earth's shadow,
pray to trust our father's will.
There is work still waiting for you,
so you must not idly stand.
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!
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As (her/his) spirit soars in flight
Here is a candle for you to light
And with the flicker of this flame
Say a prayer in (her/his) name
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As we present our vows to one another
We know that you are in attendance
Smiling with great pride, strength, and happiness
You will always forever be in our hearts
And as we express our vows to one another
And present our “I Do”
We share our day with you
As a dedication to you
“Mom/Dad”
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Death leaves a heartache no one can heal...
Love leaves a memory no one can steal.
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In Loving Memory
of
the departed members
of the
~
Brides 'last name'
and
Grooms 'last name'
~
families
gone before us
now in the Lord's keeping
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If tears could build a stairway
and memories a lane
I would walk right up to Heaven
and bring you back again
No farewell words were spoken
No time to say ‘goodbye’
You were gone before I knew it
and only God knows why
My heart still ache in sadness
and secret tears will flow
What it meant to love you -
No one can ever know
But now I know you want me
to mourn for you no more
To remember all the happy times
life still has much in store
Since you'll never be forgotten
I pledge to you today -
A hallowed place within my heart
is where you'll always stay
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Remembrance  
You can shed tears that she/he is gone,
or you can smile because she/he has lived.
You can close your eyes
and pray that she'll/he’ll come back,
or you can open your eyes
and see all she/he has left.
Your heart can be empty
because you can't see her/him,
or you can be full of
the love you shared.
You can turn your back on tomorrow
and live yesterday, or you
can be happy for tomorrow
because of yesterday.
You can remember her/him
and only that she's/he’s gone,
or you can cherish
her/his memory and let it live on.
You can cry and close your mind,
be empty and turn your back,
or you can do what she'd/he’d want:  
Smile, Open Your Eyes,
Love and Go on.
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