7 Words Concepts

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7 aspects to finding a suitable scripture or verse

best poems for funerals: NO is about truth and identification.

best poems for funerals: HELLO is about openness and attention.

best poems for funerals: THANK YOU is about giving from the heart.

best poems for funerals: GOODBYE is about  completion and moving on.

best poems for funerals: PLEASE is about vision and prayer.

best poems for funerals: SORRY is essentially about release.

best poems for funerals: YES is about accepting and surrender.

Poems for Bereavement

O Heart of Sorrow

O heart of sorrow, heart bereft
This day is heavy felt
The coldest winter night descends
Which seems can never melt

Though hearts are heavy
Though tears may fall
And grief’s mood is strong

Let us move our thoughts
And have them fall
On the departed’s journey on

From this world of pain
Through the hallowed wall
Towards the sacred light

To be blessed again
And be loved by all
And free from endless bite

With Quiet Prayer

Spend a moment with me now
Remembering our dear friend
Celebrating sorrows – and the fun

There were troubled times we know
It’s foolish to pretend
Yet the rain is ever followed by the sun 

Keep these feelings of the heart
As a treasure for all time
Recalling all the memories we shared

We are gathered here today
To send her on her way
With quiet prayer we show how much we cared

You Have Gone Far Away

Forgive me, forgive me!
You have gone far away
Taking what can’t be replaced

Your voice and your play
Your smile and your touch
And your love with which you were graced

Deeply regretting
My casual trust
Now feeling the depth of what’s lost

I’ll remember you always
Forever my love
And give thanks that our life paths have crossed

Let Go

We serve not the dead in mourning
It is we who need such ease
Let them go then! Let them go
Allow their sweet release

Their passage is adventure
Beyond our earthly sight
So let them go then, let them go
Dissolved into the light

James Burgess