Searching for all the family members and friends that have gone ahead... They have not been forgotten.

Listed below are some of my favorites.. that I've picked up along the way here.

"Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep"
{written in 1932 by Mary Elizabeth Frye}

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 A SNOW
I AM THE SUNLIGHT ON A RIPENED GRAIN
I AM THE GENTLE AUTUMN RAIN WHEN YOU AWAKEN IN THE MORNING'S HUSH
I AM THE SWIFT UPLIFTING RUSH OF QUIET BIRDS IN CIRCLE 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

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SONG LYRICS:
Dani and Lizzy - Dancing in the Sky

VERSE 1:
What does it look like in heaven
is it peaceful and free like they say
Does the sun shine bright forever
Have your fears and your pain gone away.

PRE HOOK:
Cause here on earth, it feels like everything,.. good is missing, ..Since you left
here on earth everything is different, There is an emptiness

HOOK:
I hope you're dancing in the sky
I hope you're singing with the angels choir
I hope the angels, know what they have
I bet it's so nice up in heaven since you arrived

VERSE 2:
Tell me, what do you do up in heaven
are your days filled with love and light
is there music? is there art and invention
tell me are you happy and more alive

PRE HOOK:
cause Here on earth it feels like everything.. good is missing, since you left
here on earth everything is different, there is an emptiness

HOOK:
I hope you're dancing in the sky
I hope you're singing with the angels choir
I hope the angels, know what they have
I bet it's so nice up in heaven since you arrived
========================

Boys II Men: "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye"
"It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday"

How do I say goodbye to what we had?
The good times that made us laugh
Outweigh the bad.

I thought we'd get to see forever
But forever's gone away
It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.

I don't know where this road
Is going to lead
All I know is where we've been
And what we've been through.

If we get to see tomorrow
I hope it's worth all the wait
It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.

And I'll take with me the memories
To be my sunshine after the rain
It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.

And I'll take with me the memories
To be my sunshine after the rain
It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.

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The Recording of A Cemetery
By Thelma Greene Reagan

Today we walked where others walked
On a lonely windswept hill:
Today we talked where others cried
For Loved Ones whose lives are stilled.

Today our hearts were touched
By graves of tiny babies
Snatched from the arms of loving kin,
In the heartbreaks of the ages.

Today we saw where the grandparents lay
In the last sleep of their time:
Lying under the trees and clouds-
Their beds kissed by the sun and wind.

Today we wondered about an unmarked spot
Who lies beneath this hollowed ground?
Was it a babe, child, young or old?
No indication could be found.

Today we saw where Mom and Dad Lay.
We had been here once before
On a day we'd all like to forget,
But will remember forever more.

Today we recorded for kith and kin
The graves of ancestors past;
To be preserved for generations hence,
A record we hope will last

Cherish it, my friend; preserve it, my friend,
For stones sometimes crumble to dust
And generations of folks yet to come
Will be grateful for your trust.

==================================
Inscription from a grave marker [#55382223 1971- 1991]
I'M THIRD
GOD IS FIRST, MY FELLOW MAN IS SECOND, I'M THIRD

When I die,
Give what's left of me to children.

If you need to cry,
Cry for your brother walking the
street beside you.

And when you need me,
Put your arms around someone and
give them what you need to give to me.

I want to leave you something
better than words or sounds.

Look for me in the people I've
known and loved.

If you can not give me away,
At least let me live on in your eyes,
not on your mind.

You can love me most by letting
hands touch hands, bodies touch
bodies, and by letting go of
those who need to be free.

Love doesn't die, people do.

So when all that is left of me is love,
Give me away.
======================================
Don't Let The Old Man In
Song by Toby Keith
Lyrics
Don't let the old man in
I wanna leave this alone
Can't leave it up to him
He's knocking on my door
And I knew all of my life
That someday it would end
Get up and go outside
Don't let the old man in
Many moons I have lived
My body's weathered and worn
Ask yourself how would you be
If you didn't know the day you were born
Try to love on your wife
And stay close to your friends
Toast each sundown with wine
Don't let the old man in
Many moons I have lived
My body's weathered and worn
Ask yourself how would you be
If you didn't know the day you were born
When he rides up on his horse
And you feel that cold bitter wind
Look out your window and smile
Don't let the old man in
Look out your window and smile
Don't let the old man in

===================================================

Searching for all the family members and friends that have gone ahead... They have not been forgotten.

Listed below are some of my favorites.. that I've picked up along the way here.

"Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep"
{written in 1932 by Mary Elizabeth Frye}

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 A SNOW
I AM THE SUNLIGHT ON A RIPENED GRAIN
I AM THE GENTLE AUTUMN RAIN WHEN YOU AWAKEN IN THE MORNING'S HUSH
I AM THE SWIFT UPLIFTING RUSH OF QUIET BIRDS IN CIRCLE 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

========================

SONG LYRICS:
Dani and Lizzy - Dancing in the Sky

VERSE 1:
What does it look like in heaven
is it peaceful and free like they say
Does the sun shine bright forever
Have your fears and your pain gone away.

PRE HOOK:
Cause here on earth, it feels like everything,.. good is missing, ..Since you left
here on earth everything is different, There is an emptiness

HOOK:
I hope you're dancing in the sky
I hope you're singing with the angels choir
I hope the angels, know what they have
I bet it's so nice up in heaven since you arrived

VERSE 2:
Tell me, what do you do up in heaven
are your days filled with love and light
is there music? is there art and invention
tell me are you happy and more alive

PRE HOOK:
cause Here on earth it feels like everything.. good is missing, since you left
here on earth everything is different, there is an emptiness

HOOK:
I hope you're dancing in the sky
I hope you're singing with the angels choir
I hope the angels, know what they have
I bet it's so nice up in heaven since you arrived
========================

Boys II Men: "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye"
"It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday"

How do I say goodbye to what we had?
The good times that made us laugh
Outweigh the bad.

I thought we'd get to see forever
But forever's gone away
It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.

I don't know where this road
Is going to lead
All I know is where we've been
And what we've been through.

If we get to see tomorrow
I hope it's worth all the wait
It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.

And I'll take with me the memories
To be my sunshine after the rain
It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.

And I'll take with me the memories
To be my sunshine after the rain
It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday.

===========================================

The Recording of A Cemetery
By Thelma Greene Reagan

Today we walked where others walked
On a lonely windswept hill:
Today we talked where others cried
For Loved Ones whose lives are stilled.

Today our hearts were touched
By graves of tiny babies
Snatched from the arms of loving kin,
In the heartbreaks of the ages.

Today we saw where the grandparents lay
In the last sleep of their time:
Lying under the trees and clouds-
Their beds kissed by the sun and wind.

Today we wondered about an unmarked spot
Who lies beneath this hollowed ground?
Was it a babe, child, young or old?
No indication could be found.

Today we saw where Mom and Dad Lay.
We had been here once before
On a day we'd all like to forget,
But will remember forever more.

Today we recorded for kith and kin
The graves of ancestors past;
To be preserved for generations hence,
A record we hope will last

Cherish it, my friend; preserve it, my friend,
For stones sometimes crumble to dust
And generations of folks yet to come
Will be grateful for your trust.

==================================
Inscription from a grave marker [#55382223 1971- 1991]
I'M THIRD
GOD IS FIRST, MY FELLOW MAN IS SECOND, I'M THIRD

When I die,
Give what's left of me to children.

If you need to cry,
Cry for your brother walking the
street beside you.

And when you need me,
Put your arms around someone and
give them what you need to give to me.

I want to leave you something
better than words or sounds.

Look for me in the people I've
known and loved.

If you can not give me away,
At least let me live on in your eyes,
not on your mind.

You can love me most by letting
hands touch hands, bodies touch
bodies, and by letting go of
those who need to be free.

Love doesn't die, people do.

So when all that is left of me is love,
Give me away.
======================================
Don't Let The Old Man In
Song by Toby Keith
Lyrics
Don't let the old man in
I wanna leave this alone
Can't leave it up to him
He's knocking on my door
And I knew all of my life
That someday it would end
Get up and go outside
Don't let the old man in
Many moons I have lived
My body's weathered and worn
Ask yourself how would you be
If you didn't know the day you were born
Try to love on your wife
And stay close to your friends
Toast each sundown with wine
Don't let the old man in
Many moons I have lived
My body's weathered and worn
Ask yourself how would you be
If you didn't know the day you were born
When he rides up on his horse
And you feel that cold bitter wind
Look out your window and smile
Don't let the old man in
Look out your window and smile
Don't let the old man in

===================================================