Traditional Verses
- Short -
TS01
As each day dawns, we think of you,
As each night falls, we pray for you.
And throughout our lives, no matter where;
In our hearts you are always there.
TS02
There Is No Night Without A Dawning,
No winter without a spring,
And beyond the dark horizon,
Our hearts will once more sing.
For those who leave us for a while,
Have only gone away,
Out of a restless, care worn world,
Into a brighter day.
TS03
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.
Your love for your family true,
You did your best for all of us,
We will always remember you.
TS04
We lost a mother with a heart of gold:
How much we miss her can never be told.
In our thoughts forever
How much we miss her can never be told.
In our thoughts forever
TS05
Weep not for me my beloved ones,
My soul is overwhelmed with joy,
I am watching over you from on High.
My soul is overwhelmed with joy,
I am watching over you from on High.
TS06
There’s always a reason for living.
Though sad your heart may be.
There’s always another horizon
Beyond the one you see.
Though sad your heart may be.
There’s always another horizon
Beyond the one you see.
TS07
No matter how life changes,
No matter what we do,
A special place within our hearts,
Is always kept for you.
No matter what we do,
A special place within our hearts,
Is always kept for you.
TS08
Mother’s there expecting me,
Father’s waiting too.
Lots of folk gathered there,
All the friends I knew.
Father’s waiting too.
Lots of folk gathered there,
All the friends I knew.
TS09
We hold you close within our hearts
And there you shall remain,
To walk with us throughout our lives
Until we meet again.
And there you shall remain,
To walk with us throughout our lives
Until we meet again.
TS10
Peace is the serenity of the soul,
the tranquillity of the mind
And the simplicity of the heart.
the tranquillity of the mind
And the simplicity of the heart.
TS11
Weeping may remain for a night;
But rejoicing comes in the memory.
But rejoicing comes in the memory.
TS12
Love crosses every horizon and entwines our hearts for an eternity.
TS13
We have loved him in life,
Let us not forget him in death.
Let us not forget him in death.
TS14
As you danced in the light with joy, love lifted you. As you brushed against this world so gently, you lifted us.
TS15
A gift for such a little while,
Your loss just seems so wrong,
You should not have left before us,
It’s with loved ones you belong.
TS16
Our father kept a garden,
A garden of the heart.
He planted all good things,
That gave our lives a start.
A garden of the heart.
He planted all good things,
That gave our lives a start.
TS17
Her thoughts were all so full of us,
She never could forget,
And so I think that where she is,
She must be watching yet.
She never could forget,
And so I think that where she is,
She must be watching yet.
TS18
In our home she is fondly remembered.
Sweet memories cling to her name.
Those who loved her in life sincerely
Still love her in death just the same.
Sweet memories cling to her name.
Those who loved her in life sincerely
Still love her in death just the same.
TS19
We have only a memory, dear mother.
We cherish our whole life through;
But the sweetness will live forever
As we treasure the memory of you.
We cherish our whole life through;
But the sweetness will live forever
As we treasure the memory of you.
TS20
Gone yet not forgotten,
Although we are apart,
Your spirit lives within me,
Forever in my heart.
Although we are apart,
Your spirit lives within me,
Forever in my heart.
TS21
Do not stand at my grave and weep;
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
TS22
Memory drifts to scenes long past,
Time rolls on, but memories last;
Sunshine passes, shadows fall,
Love’s remembrance outlasts all.
Time rolls on, but memories last;
Sunshine passes, shadows fall,
Love’s remembrance outlasts all.
TS23
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?
And the sun has set for me,
I want no rites in a gloom filled room,
Why cry for a soul set free?
TS24
Those we love don’t go away,
They walk beside us every day,
Unseen, unheard, but always near,
Still loved, still missed and very dear.
They walk beside us every day,
Unseen, unheard, but always near,
Still loved, still missed and very dear.
TS25
If I should go tomorrow,
It would never be goodbye,
For I have left my heart with you,
So don’t you ever cry.
It would never be goodbye,
For I have left my heart with you,
So don’t you ever cry.
TS26
The years may wipe out many things,
But this they’ll wipe out never,
The memory of those happy days,
Which we have spent together
But this they’ll wipe out never,
The memory of those happy days,
Which we have spent together
TS27
Those we love remain with us,
For love itself lives on,
And cherished memories never,
Fade because a loved one’s gone.
For love itself lives on,
And cherished memories never,
Fade because a loved one’s gone.
TS28
A light went out on Earth for me,
The day we said goodbye,
And on that day a star was born,
The brightest in the sky
The day we said goodbye,
And on that day a star was born,
The brightest in the sky
TS29
Right now I’m in a different place,
And though we seem apart,
I’m closer than I ever was,
I’m there inside your heart.
And though we seem apart,
I’m closer than I ever was,
I’m there inside your heart.
TS30
As we loved you, so we miss you;
In our memory you are near.
Loved, remembered, longed for always,
Bringing many a silent tear.
In our memory you are near.
Loved, remembered, longed for always,
Bringing many a silent tear.
TS31
I’m with you when the times are good,
To share a laugh or two,
And if a tear should start to fall,
I’ll still be there for you.
To share a laugh or two,
And if a tear should start to fall,
I’ll still be there for you.
TS32
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.
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.
