The Carpenter – Verse 235

Silent at Joseph’s side he stood,
And smoothed and trimmed the shapeless wood.
And with firm hand, assured and slow,
Drove in each nail with measured blow.
 
Absorbed, he planned a wooden cask,
Nor asked for any greater task;
Content to make, with humble tools,
Tables and little children’s stools.
 
Lord, give me careful hands to make
Such simple things as for Thy sake.
Happy within Thine House to dwell,
If I  make one table well.

Prayer at the End of the Journey – Verse 234

May the Lord give us all the courage
That we need to go the way He shepherds us.
That when He calls, we may go unfrightened.
If He bids us to come to Him across the waters,
That unfrightened we may go.
And if He bids us climb the hill,
May we not notice that it is a hill,
Mindful only of the happiness
Of His company.
He made us for Himself,
That we should travel with Him
And see Him at last
In His unveiled beauty in the abiding city,
In the new Jerusalem,
Where He is light, happiness.
Peace and endless home.
Amen

Yours – Verse 233

The life that I have
Is all that I have
And the life that I have is yours.
The love that I have
Of the life that I have
Is yours and yours and yours.
 
A sleep I shall have,
A rest I shall have.
Yet death will be but a pause;
For the peace of my years
In the long green grass
Will be yours and yours
And yours.
 
Leo Marks 1943

Little Did We Know – Verse 232

Little did we know that morning
God was going to call your name.
In Life we loved you dearly,
In death we do the same.
 
It broke our hearts to lose you,
But you did not go alone.
For part of us went with you,
The day God called you home.
 
You left us peaceful memories,
Your love is still our guide.
And though we cannot see you,
You are always by our side.

Behind the Gates of Heaven – Verse 231

Behind the Gates of Heaven.
There’s someone special there,
A loving gentle Father,
Who always used to care,
Look around your garden Lord,
For a man with a smile,
That’s my precious Father, Lord,
He must stand out a mile,
Hold him in your arms Lord,
And treasure him with care,
For you have in your possession,
A father beyond compare.

In Heaven With My Son – Verse 230

Behind the stars in the sky
In the heavens up above
Dad’s car starting up
Us two angels in the front
 
As we move up through the gears
Just smiles and love, no tears
Life’s worries have all gone
Just quality time for a father and his son
 
As heaven is all around us
Johnny Cash sings our favourite songs
No rush, no time, no deadlines
We’re back where we belong
 
We laugh and talk of old times
And how special they have been
The view from here in heaven
Is like nothing we’ve ever seen
 
And although we miss our loved ones
We’ll pray to keep you strong
And we’ll wait at heaven’s gates
For when you come along

Timothy – Verse 229

I have fought the good fight, I have
finished the race, I have kept the faith.
Henceforth there is laid up for me the
crown of righteousness.

2 Timothy 4:7-8

Boxers Prayer – Verse 228

I ask you not for victory...
for somehow, that seems wrong,
but only for protection,
and the courage to be strong.
 
Strength not to conquer
but just that I'll fight well
and prove myself a sportsman
at the final bell.
 
And if by chance, he floors me
and the canvas I should meet
like Simon of Cyrene
Please help me to my feet.
 
Please help me to go the distance,
through rounds with danger rife,
not only in the boxing ring,
but in the larger ring of life.

Some People – Verse 227

Some people come into our lives and quickly go.
But there are those that move our souls to dance.
They awaken us to new understanding with the passing whisper of their wisdom.
Some people make the sky more beautiful to gaze upon.
They stay in our lives for awhile, leave footprints on our hearts and we are never, ever the same.

Remember Me – Verse 226

Remember me whenever you see a sunrise.
Remember me whenever you see a star.
Remember me whenever you see a rainbow,
or woods in Autumn colors from afar.
Remember me whenever you see roses,
or seagulls sailing high in a sky of blue.
Remember me whenever you see waves
shining in the sun. Remember me and
I’ll be remembering you! Remember me
whenever you see a teardrop or meadows
still wet with morning dew. Remember
me when you feel love growing in your
heart and remember I’ll be remembering
you!

Precious Gift – Verse 225

One gift, above all others God gives to us to treasure
one that knows no time, no place and one gold cannot measure.
The precious, poignant, tender gift of Memory ~ that will keep
our dear ones ever in our hearts although God gives them sleep.
It brings back long remembered things a song, a word, a smile
and our world’s a better place because we had them for awhile!

Mother Dear – Verse 224

Beautiful things in this life
are manifold tis true,
we count the stars by thousands,
the birds and flowers, too;
The sunsets and dawnings,
rare beauties far and near,
but all the wide world over,
there’s just one “Mother Dear.”