Your battles now are over
and you're safe on Heaven's shore,
You won't have to suffer
or struggle any more.
We honor you, dear friend,
with our gathering here today,
And we know that you're in Heaven
and your pains are gone away.
We wouldn't have wanted to keep you even for another day,
Unless we could have seen you well,
that would have been the only way.
We knew that you were heading home
and that you were ready to go,
That soon you'd be with Christ our Lord
and others you loved so.
As we think back on the last few days
that you spent here on Earth,
We remember the faith you had in Christ
and in your God-given second birth.
Your faith never wavered as your departure time drew near,
You knew you'd be in Heaven as soon as you left here.
So dearly beloved sister as we remember you just now,
Even in all our sadness we are joyful as our heads we bow.
We praise God for your faithfulness as his witness to the end,
And we say good-bye for a little while
knowing we'll see you in Heaven, dear friend.