I’d like the memory of me

To be a happy one.

I’d like to leave an afterglow

Of smiles when day is done.

 

I’d like to leave an echo

Whispering softly down the ways;

Of happy times laughing times

And bright and sunny days.

 

I’d like the tears of those who grieve

To dry before the sun.

Of happy memories I leave

Behind – when day is done.

 

By Helen Lowrie Marshall

Amazing grace, how sweet the sound

That saved a wretch like me!

I once was lost, but now am found;

Was blind, but now I see.

 

’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,

And grace my fears relieved;

How precious did that grace appear

The hour I first believed.

 

Through many dangers, toils and snares,

I have already come;

’Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,

And grace will lead me home.

 

The Lord has promised good to me,

His Word my hope secures;

He will my Shield and Portion be,

As long as life endures.

 

Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,

And mortal life shall cease,

I shall possess, within the veil,

A life of joy and peace.

 

The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,

The sun forbear to shine;

But God, who called me here below,

Will be forever mine.

 

When we’ve been there ten thousand years,

Bright shining as the sun,

We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise

Than when we’d first begun.

Your life has meaning when you have
lived well, laughed often and loved much….
when you have looked for the best in others
and given the best you have.
To leave the world a bit better,
To know even one life
has breathed easier because you lived!
This is to succeed!

It will be the little things
that we will remember,
the quiet moments,
the smiles, the laughter.
And although it may seem 
hard right now,
it will be the memories
of these little things
that help to push 
away the pain 
and bring the smiles
back again.

Use your memories to bring a smile to your face
and keep her close to your heart.

Much loved and respected
husband and father,
who dedicated all his life to
his family and who lived a life of
work and sacrifice for them.
A friendly and generous man.
He lives in the memory of all who
knew him, as he was loved by all.
His memory will always be in the hearts of
those who held him dear
whom he has left in inconsolable grief.
Now holds a void
that cannot be filled.

Let us be contented with what has happened and be thankful for all that we have been spared.
Let us accept the natural order of things in which we move.
Let us reconcile ourselves to the mysterious rhythm of our destinies, such as they must be in this world of space and time. 
Let us treasure our joys but not bewail our sorrows.
The glory of light cannot exist without its shadows. Life is a whole, and good and ill must be accepted together.
The journey has been enjoyable and well worth making – once.

Winston Churchill

God be in my head, and in my understanding;
God be in my eyes, and in my looking;
God be in my mouth, and in my speaking;
God be in my heart, and in my thinking;
God be in my end, and at my departing.

We wanted you to stay.
But it was your time to go.
Your heart was true and tender.
You lived for those you loved.
Those you loved will always
remember because we have
so many beautiful memories
of the Mum we love.

You were the one who was always there,
You were the one who always cared,
We will be with you again one day,
So many things we will need to say.
Emotions were hard for you to express,
but of your life you did your best,
Worries you kept to yourself,
Never wanting to bother anyone else.

That Lady is a success
Who has lived well, laughed often and loved much;
Who has gained the respect of intelligent people and the love of children
Who has filled her niche and accomplished her tasks;
Who leaves he world better than she found it,
Who has never lacked appreciation of earth’s beauty or failed to express it;
Who looked for the best in others and gave the best she had.

Death leaves a heartache
no one can heal, love leaves
a memory no one can steal.
Forever in our thoughts,
forever in our hearts.

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come, thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive them that trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Amen.

Our Father, which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy will be done in earth,
As it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive them that trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
The power, and the glory,
For ever and ever.
Amen.

The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
Slow to anger, abounding in love.
He will not always accuse,
Nor will he harbor his anger for ever;
He does not treat us as our sins deserve
Or repay us according to our iniquities.
For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
So great is his love for those who fear him;
As far as the east is from the west,
So far has he removed our transgressions from us.
As a father has compassion on his children,
So the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
For he knows how we are formed,
He remembers that we are dust.
As for man, his days are like grass,
He flourishes like a flower of the field;
The wind blows over it and it is gone,
And its place remembers it not more.
But from everlasting to everlasting
The Lord’s love is with those who fear him.

The Lord’s 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 paths of righteousness,
E’en for his own name’s sake.

Yea, though I walk through death’s dark vale,
Yet will I fear no ill;
For thou art with me; and thy rod
And staff me comfort still.

My table thou hast furnished
In presence of my foes;
My head thou dost with oil anoint,
And my cup overflows.

Goodness and mercy all my life
Shall surely follow me;
And in God’s house forever more
My dwelling place shall be.

The Lord is my shepherd;
therefore can I lack nothing.
He makes me lie down in green pastures
and leads me beside still waters.
He shall refresh my soul
and guide me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
Though I walk through the valley of
the shadow of death, I will fear no evil;
for you are with me;
your rod and staff, they comfort me.
You spread a table before me
in the presence of those who trouble me;
you have anointed my head with oil
and my cup shall be full.
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.

The Lord’s 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 fear no evil, for thou
art with me, thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Though 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 forever.

I heard the voice of Jesus say
Come unto Me and rest;
Lay down, thou weary one, lay down
Thy head upon My breast.
I came to Jesus as I was,
Weary, and worn, and sad;
I found in Him a resting-place,
And He has made me glad.
I heard the voice of Jesus say,
Behold, I freely give
The living water; thirsty one,
Stoop down and drink, and live.
I came to Jesus, and I drank
Of that life-giving stream;
My thirst was quenched, my soul revived,
And now I live in Him.
I heard the voice of Jesus say,
I am this dark world’s light;
Look unto Me, thy morn shall rise,
And all thy day be bright.
I looked to Jesus, and I found
In Him my star, my sun;
And in that light of life I’ll walk
Till travelling days are done.