acknowledgment cards - Jaycee

MEMORIAL CARD PRAYERS
Prayer Code: 110
Prayer Code: 111
Prayer Code: 112
May He support us all the day
long until 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.
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.
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.
God grant me the
Serenity
to accept the things
I cannot change...
Courage to
change the things I can
and the Wisdom
to know the difference.
Prayer Code: 113
Prayer Code: 114
Prayer Code: 115
When i Must leave you
When i must leave you
for a little while,
Please do not grieve
and shed wild tears,
and hug your sorrow
to you through the years,
But start out bravely
with gallant smile,
and for my sake and in my name,
live on and do all things the same.
Feed not your loneliness on empty days,
But fill each waking hour
in useful ways,
reach out your hand
in comfort and cheer,
and i in turn will comfort you
and hold you near.
and never, never be afraid to die,
For i am waiting for you in the sky.
o Jesus in thy infinite mercy
and through the prayers of the
Blessed Mother of Sorrows,
have compassion on the poor
suffering souls in Purgatory.
oh! bring comfort to them in
their pains, shorten their exile,
and conduct them finally into
thy Heavenly Kingdom,
where with thy Saints
and angels they shall praise
and glorify thee for all eternity.
amen.
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’s glint on snow.
i am the sunlight on ripened grain.
i am the gentle autumn’s rain.
When you awaken
in the morning’s hush,
i am the swift uplifting rush,
of quiet birds in circled flight.
i am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
i am not there, i did not die.
Prayer Code: 116
Miss Me But let Me Go
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?
Miss me a little, but not too long
and not with your head bowed low.
remember the love
that we once shared
Miss me, but let me go.
When you are lonely
and sick of heart
Go to the friends we know,
and bury your sorrow
in doing good deeds
Miss me, but let me go.
Prayer Code: 117
God called your name
so softly,
that only you could hear;
and no one heard the
Footsteps,
of angels drawing near.
the golden gates stood open,
God saw you needed rest;
His garden must be beautiful,
He only takes the best.
Prayer Code: 118
you can only have one mother,
Patient, kind and true,
no other friend in the world,
Will be the same to you.
When other friends forsake you,
to mother you will return,
For all her loving kindness,
She asks nothing in return.
as we look upon her picture,
Sweet memories we recall,
of a face so full of sunshine,
and a smile for one and all.
Sweet Jesus take this message,
to our dear mother up above,
tell her how we miss her,
and give her all our love.
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