GOD ONLY TAKES THE BEST. (46)
The Old Man
by John Mcdermott
The tears have all been shed now
We’ve said our last goodbyes
His souls been blessed
He’s laid to rest
And it’s now I feel alone
He was more than just a father
A teacher my best friend
He can still be heard
In the tunes we shared
When we play them on our own
(chorus)
I never will forget him
For he made me "what I am"
Though he may be gone
Memories linger on
And I miss him,
the old man
As a boy he’d take me walking
By mountain field and stream
And he showed me things
Not known to kings
A secret between him and me
Like the colours of the pheasant
As he rises in the dawn
And how to fish and make a wish
Beside the holly tree
I thought he’d live forever
He seemed so big and strong
But the minutes fly
And the years roll by
For a father and a son
And suddenly when it happened
There was so much left unsaid
No second chance
To tell him thanks
For everything he’s done
(chorus)
I never will forget him
For he made me "what I am"
Though he may be gone
Memories linger on
And I miss him,
the old man
by John Mcdermott
The tears have all been shed now
We’ve said our last goodbyes
His souls been blessed
He’s laid to rest
And it’s now I feel alone
He was more than just a father
A teacher my best friend
He can still be heard
In the tunes we shared
When we play them on our own
(chorus)
I never will forget him
For he made me "what I am"
Though he may be gone
Memories linger on
And I miss him,
the old man
As a boy he’d take me walking
By mountain field and stream
And he showed me things
Not known to kings
A secret between him and me
Like the colours of the pheasant
As he rises in the dawn
And how to fish and make a wish
Beside the holly tree
I thought he’d live forever
He seemed so big and strong
But the minutes fly
And the years roll by
For a father and a son
And suddenly when it happened
There was so much left unsaid
No second chance
To tell him thanks
For everything he’s done
(chorus)
I never will forget him
For he made me "what I am"
Though he may be gone
Memories linger on
And I miss him,
the old man
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thewall2: God saw you were getting tired
And it was not meant to be,
So he put his arms around you
And whispered,''come to me''.
With tearful eyes we watched you
And saw you pass away,
Although we loved you dearly
We could not make you stay.
A golden heart stopped beating
Hard working hands at rest
God broke our hearts to prove to us
He only takes the best.
And it was not meant to be,
So he put his arms around you
And whispered,''come to me''.
With tearful eyes we watched you
And saw you pass away,
Although we loved you dearly
We could not make you stay.
A golden heart stopped beating
Hard working hands at rest
God broke our hearts to prove to us
He only takes the best.
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candio: Thank you. My father passed away yesterday at 1:50 am. This poem so touches me. It is like you wrote it for him. Thank you so very much. God bless you.
Oh, candio, So sorry. Do you need anything Sweetie?
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GOD ONLY TAKES THE BEST?
SO THAT'S WHY I'M STILL ALIVE THEN!!!
OR MAYBE........HE DOESN'T EXIST!!!!!!!!!
SO THAT'S WHY I'M STILL ALIVE THEN!!!
OR MAYBE........HE DOESN'T EXIST!!!!!!!!!
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SORRY BAD TIMING
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candio: Thank you. My father passed away yesterday at 1:50 am. This poem so touches me. It is like you wrote it for him. Thank you so very much. God bless you.
Sorry for the loss of your father.
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somechick: I know exactly how you're feeling right now.My husband passed away last February and I'm still healing. Daniel helped me alot by listening to me talk about how I was feeling and listening to me cry.
Daniel told me in so many words that it's going to take me quite awhile to heal and I'm starting to do just that.
Daniel does have a way with words doesn't he? He also has a wonderful gift of helping people who need his support and understanding. Not many people have his gift.
I doubt if I could've found any better friend then Daniel.
Daniel told me in so many words that it's going to take me quite awhile to heal and I'm starting to do just that.
Daniel does have a way with words doesn't he? He also has a wonderful gift of helping people who need his support and understanding. Not many people have his gift.
I doubt if I could've found any better friend then Daniel.
Sorry for your loss, too. My husband died last Oct 13, and our 1-yr wedding anniversary would have been this Feb 2, and I'm finally on my way to being fully healed. It takes time.
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jpunk: SORRY BAD TIMING
I MEANT TO SAY SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS AS WELL
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druidess6308: Sorry for your loss, too. My husband died last Oct 13, and our 1-yr wedding anniversary would have been this Feb 2, and I'm finally on my way to being fully healed. It takes time.
I am so sorry to hear of your loss my mother passed away Feb, 5th 2007, and I still grieve, but she lives on in and through me, GOD be with you...
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jpunk: I MEANT TO SAY SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS AS WELL
It's ok Jpunk, we know what you are saying.. don't sweat the small stuff ok my frinend..
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Daniel4021: I am so sorry to hear of your loss my mother passed away Feb, 5th 2007, and I still grieve, but she lives on in and through me, GOD be with you...
I'm sorry for your loss, too, Daniel.
I'm blessed enough to still have both my parents...and believe me, I know it's a blessing.
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druidess6308: I'm sorry for your loss, too, Daniel.
I'm blessed enough to still have both my parents...and believe me, I know it's a blessing.
I'm blessed enough to still have both my parents...and believe me, I know it's a blessing.
I am also sorry for your loss, Daniel. I know what it is like to lose one's parents. Mine have been gone along time. The pain does diminish, but it is still there. I still miss mine very much and wish they were here to guide me in many matters.
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druidess6308: I'm sorry for your loss, too, Daniel.
I'm blessed enough to still have both my parents...and believe me, I know it's a blessing.
I'm blessed enough to still have both my parents...and believe me, I know it's a blessing.
Thank you, it's really ok, I have come to terms with it, but there are two ladies in this thread that need love and support One is Anna, and the other is candio.. as for me... well you know..
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lke the poem very much, will hold on to this one, thanks.
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thewall2: God saw you were getting tired
And it was not meant to be,
So he put his arms around you
And whispered,''come to me''.
With tearful eyes we watched you
And saw you pass away,
Although we loved you dearly
We could not make you stay.
A golden heart stopped beating
Hard working hands at rest
God broke our hearts to prove to us
He only takes the best.
And it was not meant to be,
So he put his arms around you
And whispered,''come to me''.
With tearful eyes we watched you
And saw you pass away,
Although we loved you dearly
We could not make you stay.
A golden heart stopped beating
Hard working hands at rest
God broke our hearts to prove to us
He only takes the best.
I understand the love behind this writing, but God doesn't see one person as better than another. I just wanted to say that, maybe for the mother or father whos son was wild and destructive, maybe killed others while killing himself in a car accident. Or worse? He is alive and has to live with his mistake. Jesus doesn't see that boy as worse than any other. We don't see ourselves or others as Jesus does. I will spend my life, God willing, learning about that kind of love.
I hope I haven't hurt anyones feelings. I have a certain amount of time here on Earth and I only want to serve the Lord with that time. And in serving the Lord I am to love others as myself. I wouldn't want anyone to believe that some are better than others. I just do not believe it is true.
denise
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lifeabundant: I understand the love behind this writing, but God doesn't see one person as better than another. I just wanted to say that, maybe for the mother or father whos son was wild and destructive, maybe killed others while killing himself in a car accident. Or worse? He is alive and has to live with his mistake. Jesus doesn't see that boy as worse than any other. We don't see ourselves or others as Jesus does. I will spend my life, God willing, learning about that kind of love.
I hope I haven't hurt anyones feelings. I have a certain amount of time here on Earth and I only want to serve the Lord with that time. And in serving the Lord I am to love others as myself. I wouldn't want anyone to believe that some are better than others. I just do not believe it is true.
denise
Well said I hope I haven't hurt anyones feelings. I have a certain amount of time here on Earth and I only want to serve the Lord with that time. And in serving the Lord I am to love others as myself. I wouldn't want anyone to believe that some are better than others. I just do not believe it is true.
denise
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lifeabundant: I understand the love behind this writing, but God doesn't see one person as better than another. I just wanted to say that, maybe for the mother or father whos son was wild and destructive, maybe killed others while killing himself in a car accident. Or worse? He is alive and has to live with his mistake. Jesus doesn't see that boy as worse than any other. We don't see ourselves or others as Jesus does. I will spend my life, God willing, learning about that kind of love.
I hope I haven't hurt anyones feelings. I have a certain amount of time here on Earth and I only want to serve the Lord with that time. And in serving the Lord I am to love others as myself. I wouldn't want anyone to believe that some are better than others. I just do not believe it is true.
denise
I hope I haven't hurt anyones feelings. I have a certain amount of time here on Earth and I only want to serve the Lord with that time. And in serving the Lord I am to love others as myself. I wouldn't want anyone to believe that some are better than others. I just do not believe it is true.
denise
I'm not the author of this poem,but I READ it once,and when I WROTE IT HEAR in thoughts of my brother,who died in a car accident when he was 4.
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thewall2: I'm not the author of this poem,but I READ it once,and when I WROTE IT HEAR in thoughts of my brother,who died in a car accident when he was 4.
Thank you for sharing it. I've also read it before, many times, and you touched a lot of people who have shared similar losses.------ This thread is Archived ------
This is the one I chose for the cards at my husband's memorial service last year:
AFTER GLOW
I'd like the memory of me
to be a happy one
I'd like to leave an after glow of smiles
when life is done
I'd like to leave an echo whispering
softly down the ways
Of happy times and laughing times and
bright sunny days
I'd like the tears of those who grieve
to dry before the sun
Of happy memories that I leave
when life is done.
AFTER GLOW
I'd like the memory of me
to be a happy one
I'd like to leave an after glow of smiles
when life is done
I'd like to leave an echo whispering
softly down the ways
Of happy times and laughing times and
bright sunny days
I'd like the tears of those who grieve
to dry before the sun
Of happy memories that I leave
when life is done.
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And wall, to you my friend, a most excellent poem... you my friend are a man amoung men