We lost a mother with a heart of gold,
How much we miss her can never be told,
She shared our troubles and helped us along,
If we follow her 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 Mother and always will.
She was a mother so very rare,
Content in her home and always there,
On earth she toiled, in Heaven she rests,
God bless you mother you were one of the best

You Never Said
You never said I am leaving
You never said Goodbye
You were gone before I knew it
And only God knew why.

A million times I needed you,
A million times I cried
If Love alone could have saved you,
You never would have died

In Life I loved you dearly
In Death I love you still
In my Heart you hold a place
That no-one could ever fill

It broke my heart to lose you,
But you did not go alone
For part of me went with you,
The day God took you home

Sudden Parting
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 other’s 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.

To Those Whom I love & 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 with too many tears,
But be thankful we had so many good years.

I gave you my love, and you can only guess
How much you’ve given me in happiness.
I thank you for the love that you have shown,
But now it is time I travelled on alone.

So grieve for me a while, if grieve you must,
Then let your grief be comforted by trust.
It is only for a while that we must part,
So treasure the memories within your heart.

I won’t be far away for life goes on.
And if you need me, call and I will come.
Though you can’t see or touch me, I will be near.

And if you listen with your heart, you’ll hear,
All my love around you soft and clear.
And then, when you come this way alone,
I’ll greet you with a smile and a ‘Welcome Home’.

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.

We hold you close within our hearts
And there you shall remain,
To walk with us throughout 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.

The Serenity Prayer
God grant me the Serenity
to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can, and
the wisdom to know the difference

A Daily Prayer – Cardinal Newman
May he support us all the day long till the
shadows lengthen and the evening comes
and the busy world is hushed
and the fever of life is over and our work is done;
then in his mercy may He give us a safe lodging
and a holy rest and peace at last