How I miss the color of her smile
The living light she'd pour into my day
A breathing of the air again, a whisper to my trusted friend,
A gathering of life upon her face

Chorus:
I want to say this to the children:
Life is harder than you ever thought it would be
But in the darkness of the pain,
Standing on the edge of hell,
What is true may still be hidden,
Like a book high on a shelf
Persevere in love, my sons and daughters,
Do not leave the well
You will find the living water
When you serve someone besides yourself

I have been given a gift; I have been given a promise
The more I pour my heart out, the more it will heal.
Jesus is all that I need; He hasn't left me with nothing--
But if these songs ever came between Him and me,
I would walk away; I would walk away.

I have examined my priorities to discover one good thing,
The thing that I must will, just to be pure.
It doesn't matter what good songs I sing, if I choose not to obey
The words my blessed Master has given to me.
It's the love I must be sure of, the love I must be sure of.

Now the family and friends have joined you here today
May the bonds that connect us be with us always
When you need to rejoice, may we double that joy
May we split up the burden when the time comes to cry

May you grow with the laughter, may you grow with the pain
And may praise and thanksgiving be your lifelong refrain
To the One Who has sent you all the ones that you love
A lifelong community all around from above

Like the wind as it tiptoes
In rows on the lake
Like the cycle of breathing,
Through the give and the take
May the Spirit of patience,
And kindness, and love
Be your Guide from within
And around and above