Remember friends, as you pass by,
as you are now, so once was I,
as I am now, so you must be,
than prepare for death and follow me.
God gives us all love.
But something to love,
he only lends us...
Rest loved one rest,
while yet we toil and wait,
until with all the blest,
we meet at heavens gate...
Ere sin could blight or sorrow fade,
death came with friendly care.
Thy opening buds to heaven conveyed,
and bade them blossom there....
In my hand no price I bring,
simply to the cross I cling...
Oh for the touch of a vanished hand,
and the sounds of a voice that is still...
Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down a life for a friend...
Weep not for him Jesus said,
for he came up higher and reaped his just reward...
The strife is over,
the battle is done.
The victory of life has been won...
His tapestry of life is complete...
Do not look here to see me.
Look instead to your heart and to the heavens...
