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SO YOUNG
Why did You take them Lord while they were still so young
Their time on earth has been so short, so much they haven’t done
When the last time that we saw them, we didn’t know it then
That we would never have the chance to talk with them again
To tell how much we loved them, to give one last embrace,
To take one last moment to look upon their face
Help us to remember not to live our life too fast
Because we never know which day may be our very last
We think of the joy they brought as we sit here with our tears
And realize that a life is not measured by the years
That someone lives here on earth but by the love they give
And the example that is given in the way a life is lived
It’s hard for us to understand and see things from Your view
Help us to remember they first belonged to You
We’re thankful You loaned them to us for just this little while
We’ll keep their memory in our heart and think of them and smile
We know You understand our grief because of what You did
You sent Your only Son to earth so we all might live
We know their life’s not ended but only just begun
We’ll see them in Heaven when our time on earth is done.
Sue Ikerd
