Traditional full-length poems commonly included in memorial programs.

One of the Best

You left us so quietly, Your thoughts unknown.

You left us memories, We are proud to own.

So treasured by the Lord, In your garden of rest.

For on earth you were One of the best.

Hush now, please don’t cry

There comes a time when we all die

Just take heed now that I’m at peace

And from my pain I have release.

I will always be watching over you

Our love will always be held true

Don’t you weep now, don’t you mourn

For my heart will then be torn.

Just remember the good times we shared

Knowing that we always cared

I’ve not gone away, we’ll never part

As I will always be in your heart.

If I should go tomorrow It would never be goodbye,

For I have left my heart with you, So do not ever cry.

The love that is deep within me, Shall reach you from the stars,

You will feel it from the heavens, And it will heal the scars.

As you danced in the light with joy, love lifted you.

As you brushed against this world so gently, you lifted us.

Life is but a stopping place, a pause in what is 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 is quicker, for some the journey is slow.

And when the journey finally ends, we will claim a great reward,

And find an everlasting peace, together with the Lord.