Dad is gone but not forgotten;
And as dawns another year;
In our lonely hours of thinking;
Thoughts of him are always near.
Days of sadness will come o'er us;
Friends may think the wound is healed;
But they little know the sorrow;
That lies within the heart concealed. His charming ways and smiling face;
Are a pleasure to recall;
He had a kindly word for each;
And died beloved by all. Nothing can ever take away;
The love a heart holds dear.
Fond memories linger every day;
Remembrance keeps him near. Our kind and loving father;
We think of you today;
And recall the happy hours;
'Ere the day you passed away.
Never shall your memory fade;
And although we miss you so;
We are waiting till we also;
Leave this world of strife and woe. Gone dear father, gone forever;
How we miss your smiling face;
But you left us to remember;
None on earth can take your place.
A happy home we once enjoyed;
How sweet the memory still;
But death has left a loneliness;
The world can never fill. I think of him in silence;
His name I oft recall.
There is nothing left to answer;
But his picture on the wall. His weary hours and days of pain;
His troubled nights are past;
And in our aching hearts we know;
He has found sweet peace at last. The rolling stream of life rolls on;
But still the vacant chair;
Recalls the love, the voice, the smile;
Of the one who once sat there. Gone is the face we loved so dear;
Silent is the voice we loved to hear;
Too far away for sight or speech;
But not too far for thought to reach;
Sweet to remember him who once was here;
And who though absent, is just as dear. What would I give to clasp his hand;
His happy face to see;
To hear his voice and see his smile;
That meant so much to me. I seem to see in the soft, dim light;
A face I loved the best;
And I think of him
when the sun's last ray;
Goes down in the far off west.
I miss you no less as the time passes on;
Than I did on the day of your going;
For absence can never close
the door of my heart;
And the lamp of my love is still glowing.
Your heart was the truest
in all the world;
Your love the best to recall;
For no one on earth
could take your place;
You are still the dearest of all More and more each day we miss him;
Friends may think the wound is healed;
But they little know the sorrow;
That lies within our hearts concealed. To one we will never forget;
His absence to us is a sorrow;
His loss we will always regret You're not forgotten, father, dear;
Nor ever shall you be;
As long as life and memory last;
I shall remember thee. Our family circle has been broken;
A link gone from our chain;
But though we're parted for awhile;
We know we'll meet again.
We shall meet with many a loved one;
That was torn from our embrace;
We shall listen to their voices;
And behold them face to face.
Sunshine passes, shadows fall;
Love's remembrance outlasts all. Nothing can ever take away;
The love a heart holds dear;
Fond memories linger every day;
Remembrance keeps him near. His smiling way and pleasant face;
Are a pleasure to recall;
He had a kindly word for each;
And died beloved by all.
Some day we hope to meet him;
To clasp his hand in a better land;
Someday we know not when;
Never to part again. One by one they go before us;
They are fading like the dew;
But we know they're watching o'er us;
They the good, the fair, the true.
They are waiting for us only;
Where no pain can ever mar;
Dear ones who left us lonely;
Watch us through the gates ajar.
There a father, there a mother;
Gone with those gates ajar. STOP!!!! A special smile, a special face;
And in our hearts a special place;
No words we speak can ever say;
How much we miss you everyday.
To hear your voice and see you smile;
To sit and talk to you awhile;
To be together in the same old way;
Would be our dearest wish today.
Put your arms around him Lord ;
Treat him with special care;
Make up for all he suffered;
And all that seemed unfair. A special smile, a special face;
And in our hearts a special place;
No words we speak can ever say;
How much we miss you everyday.
To hear your voice and see you smile;
To sit and talk to you awhile;
To be together in the same old way;
Would be our dearest wish today.
Put your arms around him Lord ;
Treat him with special care;
Make up for all he suffered;
And all that seemed unfair.
Verse M020
His weary hours and days of pain;
His troubled nights are past;
And in our aching hearts we know;
He has found sweet peace at last.
Verse M021
Gone is the face we loved so dear;
Silent is the voice we loved to hear;
Too far away for sight or speech;
But not too far for thought to reach;
Sweet to remember him;
Who once was here;
And who though absent, is just as dear.
Verse M022
What would I give to clasp his hand;
His happy face to see;
To hear his voice and see his smile;
That meant so much to me.
Verse M023
Silently the angels took daddy;
Into the mansion above.
There shall he rest from earth's toil;
Safe in the arms of God's love.
Verse M024
His helping hand was always first;
To render any aid he could;
His voice was always raised in praise;
His words were wise and good.
Dear Father, since you've gone away;
The ones you loved so true;
Try hard to carry on the way;
We know you'd want us to.
Verse M025
His charming ways and smiling face;
Are a pleasure to recall.
He had a kindly word for each;
And died beloved of all.
Verse M026
Nothing can ever take away;
The love a heart holds dear;
Fond memories linger every day;
Remembrance keeps him near.
Verse M027
Our kind and loving father;
We think of you today;
And recall the happy hours;
'Ere the day you passed away.
Never shall your memory fade;
And although we miss you so;
We are waiting 'til we also leave;
This world of strife and woe.
Verse M029
Time may heal the broken heart;
Time may make the wound less sore;
But time can never stop the longing;
For the loved one gone before.
Verse M030
Beside your grave I often stand;
With heart both crushed and sore.
Silent 'til the sweet words come;
"Not lost, but gone before".
God knows how much I miss you;
He counts the tears I shed;
And whispers, "He only sleeps;
Your loved one is not dead".
So I'll be brave, dear daddy;
And pray to God each day;
And when He calls me home to you;
Your smile will guide the way.
Verse M031
All his toils and conflicts o'er;
Lo, he dwells with Christ above;
Oh, what glories he's discovered;
In the Saviour whom he loved.
Verse M032
Our family circle has been broken;
A link gone from our chain;
But though we're parted for awhile;
We know we'll meet again.
We shall meet with many a loved one;
That was torn from our embrace;
We shall listen to their voices;
And behold them face to face.
Verse M033
The rolling stream of life rolls on;
But still the vacant chair;
Recalls the love, the voice, the smile;
Of the one who once sat there.
Verse M034
His smiling way and pleasant face;
Are a pleasure to recall.
He had a kindly word for each;
And died beloved by all.
Some day we hope to meet him;
To clasp his hand in a better land;
Someday we know not when;
Never to part again.
Printable version Verse M035
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 the sunlight on ripened grain;
I am the gentle autumn's rain;
Of quiet birds in circled flight;
I am the soft star that shines at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there, I did not die.
Verse M036
Remember him with a smile today;
He was not one for tears.
Reflect instead on memories;
Of all the happy years.
Recall to mind the way he spoke;
And all the things he said;
His strength, his stance, the way he walked;
Remember these instead.
The good advice he'd give us;
His eyes that shone with laughter;
So much of him will never die;
But live on forever after.
As we loved you, so we miss you;
In our memory you are near;
Loved, remembered, longed for always;
Bringing many a silent tear.
Verse M037
Another year has passed
since God called you away;
But still we miss you
each and every day.
What we wouldn't give
to take one more walk;
Or just quietly sit and
have one more talk.
Miss you Dad -- and always will. |