Poem read by Penny at the interment of Neville's Ashes on 14th August 2019, at Eltham Crematorium

2019 August 14

Created by Colleen & The Family 4 years ago

Dear Lord heavenly Father please be with us as we come together to remember our beloved husband/father.

Thank you for his wonderful life and all that he meant to us.

Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free, 
I'm following the paths God made for me 
I took his hand I heard him call 
Then turned, and bid farewell to all 

I could not stay another day
To laugh, to love, to sing, to play 
Tasks left undone must stay that way
I found my peace... at close of day

And if my parting left a void 
Then fill it with remembered joy
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss 
Ah yes, these things I too will miss. 

Be not burdened... deep with sorrow
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow 
My life's been full I've savoured much
Good friends, good times, a loved one's touch 

Perhaps my time seemed all too brief 
Don't lengthen it now with undue grief 
Lift up your hearts and share with me, 
God wants me now... He set me free

Dear God, we commend to you the spirit of Neville/Dad and commit his earthly remains to their final resting place. Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust.

May you bless him and keep him and may he rest in peace forevermore. Amen.