Verses, Poems & Prayers
Verses, Poems & Prayers
Verse 1:
GOD’S 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.
Verse 2:
Miss Me But Let Me Go
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.
Verse 3:
I'm Free
Don’t grieve for me for now I’m free,
I’m following the path
God laid for me.
I took His hand when I heard Him 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 that peace at close of day,
If my parting has left a void,
Then fill it with remembered joy,
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss,
Ah 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’ve savoured 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 share with me,
God wanted me now, He set me free.
Verse 4:
THE MEMORARE
Remember O Most gracious Virgin Mary,
that never was it known that anyone that
fled to Thy Protection, implored Thy help,
or sought Thy intercession, was left unaided.
Inspired with this confidence I fly unto Thee,
O Virgin of Virgins my Mother; to Thee I
come; before Thee I stand; sinful and
sorrowful O Mother of the Word incarnate
despise not my petitions, but in Thy
clemency hear and answer me. Amen.
†
PRAYER FOR THE SOULS
IN PURGATORY
†
O God, the Creator and Redeemer of all
the faithful grant to the souls of Thy servants departed,
the full remission of their sins,
that through pious supplications they may
obtain the pardon which they have always
desired. Who livest and reignest world
without end. Amen.
Verse 5:
TOGETHERNESS †
Death is nothing at all – I have only slipped
away into the next room. Whatever we
were to each other, that we are still.
Call me by my old familiar name, speak to
me in the easy way which you always used.
Laugh as we always laughed at the little
jokes we enjoyed together. Play, smile,
think of me, pray for me.
Let my name be the household word
that it always was;
Let it be spoken without effort.
Life means all that it ever meant.
It is the same as it ever was;
there is absolutely unbroken continuity.
Why should I be out of your mind because
I am out of your sight? I am but waiting for
you, for an interval, somewhere very near
just around the corner. All is well. Nothing
is past; nothing is lost. One brief moment
and all will be as it was before – only better,
infinitely happier and forever – we will all be
one together with Christ.
Verse 6:
SAFELY HOME
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 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.
Verse 7:
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 with this confidence I fly unto Thee,
O Virgin of Virgins my Mother; to Thee I
come; before Thee I stand; sinful and
sorrowful O Mother of the Word incarnate
despise not my petitions, but in Thy
clemency hear and answer me. Amen.
†
You can only have one father,
Patient, kind and true,
No other friend in all the world,
Will be the same to you.
When other friends forsake you,
To father you will return,
For all his loving kindness,
He asks nothing in return.
As we look upon his picture,
Sweet memories we recall,
Of a face so full of sunshine,
And a smile for one and all.
Sweet Jesus take this message,
To our dear father up above,
Tell him how we miss him,
And give him all our love.
†
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.
Verse 8:
Along the road of suffering,
You found a little lane;
That took you up to Heaven,
And ended all your pain.
You may be out of sight,
We may be world’s apart;
But you are always
in our prayers,
And forever in our hearts.
Verse 9:
We lost a father with a heart of gold,
How much we miss him can never be told,
He shared our troubles and helped us along,
lf we follow his footsteps we will never
go wrong.
†
We miss you from your fireside chair,
Your loving smile and gentle air,
Your vacant place no one can fill,
We miss you father and always will.
†
He was a father so very rare,
Content in his home and always there,
On earth he toiled, in Heaven he rests,
God bless you father you were one of the best.
†
Each time we look at your picture,
You seem to smile and say,
Don’t be sad but courage take,
And love each other for my sake.
†
O Sweet Jesus, for the sake of Thy Bitter
Passion and the sorrows of Thy Immaculate
Mother have mercy on his soul, and let the
light of Thy countenance shine upon him.
Verse 10:
Lonely is the home without you,
Life to us is not the same,
All the world would be like heaven,
If we could have you back again.
What he suffered he told but few,
He did not deserve what he went through.
Tired and weary he 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 him,
Our hearts cannot tell what to say,
But God only knows how we miss him,
In our home that is lonely today.
Pray for us, O dearest father,
To Jesus Christ our King;
That He may bless our lonely home
Where thou once dwelt therein.
And pray that God may give us strength,
To bear our heavy cross,
For no one knows but only He,
The treasure we have lost.
Verse 11:
Gone from our home that smiling face,
The cheerful happy ways,
The heart that won so many friends,
In bygone happy days.
Lonely is the home without you,
Life to us is not the same,
All the world would be like heaven,
If we could have you back again.
In dreams we see her smiling face,
And kiss her tender brow,
But in our aching hearts we know,
We have no mother now.
The voice is now silent,
the heart now cold,
The smile and the welcome that met
us of old,
We miss her and mourn her in
sorrow unseen,
And dwell on the memories of days
that have been.
We sat beside your bedside,
Our hearts were crushed and sore;
We did our duty to the end,
‘Til we could do no more.
In tears we watched you sinking,
We watched you fade away;
And though our hearts were breaking,
We knew you could not stay.
You left behind some aching hearts,
That loved you most sincere;
We never shall and never will,
Forget you, mother dear.
Verse 12:
A bouquet of beautiful memories,
Sprayed with a million tears,
Wishing God could have spared you,
If just for a few more years.
†
It does not take a special day,
For me to think of you,
Each Mass I hear, each prayer I say,
Is offered up for you.
†
We cannot bring the old days back,
When we were all together,
The family chain is broken now,
But memories live forever.
†
May she rest in peace, dear Jesus,
In Thy heavenly home above,
With the Sacred Heart of Jesus,
In His own eternal love.
†
Along the road to yesterday,
That leads me straight to you,
Are memories of happy days,
Together we once knew.
†
A silent grief that’s in our hearts,
No human eye can trace,
For many a broken heart is hid,
Beneath a smiling face.
Verse 13:
A light is from our household gone,
A voice we loved is stilled,
A place is vacant in our home,
That never can be filled.
†
Lonely is the home without you,
Life to us is not the same,
All the world would be like heaven,
If we could have you back again.
†
The happy hours we once enjoyed,
How sweet their memory still,
But death has left a vacant place,
This world can never fill.
†
How dearly we loved you,
And prayed you might live,
But Jesus just beckoned,
And we had to give.
†
God gave us strength to bear it,
And courage to fight the blow,
What it has meant to lose you,
God alone will ever know.
†
May the God of love and mercy,
Care our loved one who is gone,
And bless with consolation,
Those left to carry on.
Verse 14:
Suffer little children to come unto me for
of such is the Kingdom of Heaven.”
†
Our lady wished a pretty flower,
To lay at Jesus’ feet;
Her choice was of the fairest,
A lily pure and sweet.
†
Not gone from Daddy’s memory.
Not gone from Mammy’s love,
But gone to shine with Jesus,
In His beautiful home above.
†
He gazed amid the little ones,
And stopped to pick the best,
Dear __________ was the chosen one,
With Jesus now she rests.
†
At Heaven’s gates she will be waiting,
With that same sweet loving smile;
For she is only gone before us,
Just a little while.
†
Fold her, O Jesus, in Thy arms,
And let her henceforth be,
A messenger of love between
Our human hearts and Thee.
Verse 15:
There is no night
without a dawning,
No Winter without a
Spring,
And beyond death’s
dark horizon
Our hearts once
more will sing –
For those who leave us
for a while
have only Gone
Away
Out of a restless,
careworn world
Into a ”Brighter Day”
Verse 16:
We hold you close within
our hearts,
And there you shall remain,
To walk with us through
out 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.
Verse 17:
He never failed to do his best,
His heart was true and tender,
He worked, and toiled for those he loved,
And left them to remember.
†
We sat beside your bedside,
Our hearts were crushed and sore;
We did our duty to the end,
‘Til we could do no more.
In tears we watched you sinking,
We watched you fade away;
And though our hearts were breaking,
We knew you could not stay.
You left behind some aching hearts,
That loved you most sincere;
We never shall and never will,
Forget you, father dear.
†
O Eternal Father,
I offer Thee the Most Precious
Blood of Jesus Christ in all the masses being
offered all over the world or that will be
offered for the soul of Thy servant. Amen.
†
O Jesus in Thy infinite mercy and through
the prayers of the Blessed Mother
of Sorrows, have compassion on the poor
suffering souls in Purgatory:
Oh! bring comfort to them in their pains,
shorten their exile, and conduct them finally
into Thy Heavenly Kingdom, where with Thy
Saints and Angels they shall praise and
glorify Thee for all eternity. Amen.
Verse 18:
What he suffered he told but few,
He did not deserve what he went through,
Tired and weary he 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 him,
Our hearts cannot tell what to say,
But God only knows how we miss him,
In our home that is lonely today.
†
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.
†
In a near and silent graveyard,
Where the trees their branches wave,
Sleeps a kind and loving father,
In his cold and lonely grave.
He bade no one a last farewell,
He raised his hand to none;
His spirit flew before we knew,
That he from us had gone.
Verse 19:
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with Thee,
Blessed art Thou
amongst women,
And blessed is the fruit
of Thy womb Jesus.
Holy Mary,
Mother of God,
Pray for us sinners,
Now and at the hour
of our death.
Amen.
Verse 20:
You can only have one father,
Patient, kind and true,
No other friend in all the world,
Will be the same to you.
When other friends forsake you,
To father you will return,
For all his loving kindness,
He asks nothing in return.
As we look upon his picture,
Sweet memories we recall,
Of a face so full of sunshine,
And a smile for one and all.
Sweet Jesus take this message,
To our dear father up above,
Tell him how we miss him,
And give him all our love.
†
Pray for us, O dearest father,
To Jesus Christ our King;
That He may bless our lonely home
Where thou once dwelt therein.
And pray that God may give us strength,
To bear our heavy cross,
For no one knows but only He,
The treasure we have lost.
†
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.
Verse 21:
There is a home that lies beyond –
And past it’s golden door,
Awaits the one who’s now away,
Not lost – just gone before,
And in that home that lies beyond,
The Master will prepare,
A place for you, and when He calls,
You’ll meet your loved one there.
†
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 behind 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 do without.
†
There is no night without a dawning,
No Winter without a Spring,
And beyond death’s dark horizon
Our hearts once more will sing –
For those who leave us for a while
have only Gone Away.
Out of a restless careworn world
into a ”Brighter day”.
Verse 22:
After Glow
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.
Verse 23:
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 behind 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.
Verse 24:
It was a sudden parting,
Too bitter to forget,
Those who loved you dearly,
Are the ones who can’t forget.
†
We often sit and think of you,
And think of how you died;
To think you could not say goodbye,
Before you closed your eyes.
†
Your life was one of kindly deeds,
A helping hand for others needs,
Sincere and true in heart and mind,
Beautiful memories left behind.
†
The blow was hard, the shock severe,
To part with one we loved so dear,
Our loss is great, we’ll not complain,
But trust in God to meet again.
†
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 family chain is broken,
Nothing seems the same,
But as God calls us one by one,
The links shall join again.
Verse 25:
WE GIVE OUR LOVED ONES BACK TO GOD
We give our loved ones
back to God.
And just as He first gave
them to us
and did not lose them
in the giving,
so we have not lost them
in returning them
to Him …
for life is eternal,
love is immortal,
death is only a horizon …
and a horizon is nothing
but the limit
of our earthly sight.
Verse 26:
THE ROSE BEYOND THE WALL
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.
Verse 27:
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 father,
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 father,
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 he turns and smiles,
Put Your arms around him,
And hold him for a while.
Verse 28:
The Lord is my shepherd, I’ll not want,
He makes me down to lie,
In pastures green he leadeth me,
The quiet waters by.
My soul he doth restore again,
And me to walk doth make.
Within the path of righteousness,
E’en for his own name’s sake.
Yea though I walk in death’s dark vale,
Yet will I fear none ill,
For thou art with me and thy rod
And staff me comfort still.
Goodness and mercy all my life,
Shall surely follow me,
And in God’s house for evermore,
My dwelling place shall be.
23rd Psalm.
Verse 29:
FOOTPRINTS
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. 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 in 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 precious, 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.”
Verse 30:
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.
Verse 31:
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 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.
Verse 32:
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.
Verse 33:
He never thought when leaving home,
He would never more return,
That he in death so soon would sleep,
And leave us here alone.
†
A sudden call from God on high,
You had no chance to say goodbye,
Without farewell you fell asleep,
But memories of you we will always keep;
And those who loved you dearly,
Are the ones who won’t forget.
†
No farewells were spoken,
We did not say goodbye,
You were gone before we knew it,
And only God knows why;
But we always will remember,
Our whole life through,
The last words we had with you.
†
We never fail to pray for you,
We never cease to care,
We wish we could go home again,
And find you waiting there;
To the Throne of Christ he will guide us,
And with us he will stand,
And that golden chain will
be linked again,
Locked by Christ’s Own hands.
Verse 34:
To Those I Love And Those Who Love Me
When I am gone, release me, let me go,
I have so many things to see and do,
You mustn’t tie yourself to me in tears,
Be happy that we had so many years.
I gave to you my love, you can only guess,
How much you gave to me in happiness,
I thank you for the love you each
have shown,
But now it’s time I travelled on alone.
So grieve awhile for me if grieve you must,
Then let your grief be comforted by trust,
It’s only for awhile that we must part,
So bless the memories within your heart,
I won’t be far away, for life goes on,
So if you need me, call and I will come,
Though you can’t see or touch me,
I’ll be near;
And if you listen with your heart you’ll hear,
All my love around you, soft and clear.
And then when you must come
this way alone,
I’ll greet you with a smile and a
“WELCOME HOME”
Verse 35:
A Letter From Heaven
I’m writing this from Heaven
Where I dwell with God above
Where there’s no more
tears or 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.
Verse 36:
To those I have left behind,
Some things I’d like to say,
But first of all to let you know
That I’ve arrived o.k.
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.
The day I had to leave you,
When my life on earth was through,
God picked me up