The Sting of Death

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When death comes swiftly in the night

So unexpected to our sight

When young ones die before they would

Our hearts break, and well they should

The pain is deep, the sting is real

It's all-consuming, it's all I feel

I want to move on, I want to mend

But why did this life have to end?

It's one thing if they're old and gray

They've lived their lives and had their play

But when they're fresh and young and new

With so much left in life to do

It's time likes these when all I hold 

Is to my faith of what's been told

Of life forever with those we've lost

God recompensing every loss

But still the aching here remains

Though lessened by eternal gains

What can I feed my struggling heart?

What words of wisdom can you impart?

I need not words but hands and hearts

A warm embrace is a good start

I want to cling to those I love

For fear they also sail above

God - comfort me this lonely night

Help me win this horrible fight

Send some loving friends my way

So I can make it one more day

And bless the memory of the lost

I'll cling to the past - at all cost

But lead me by the hand tomorrow

I do not wish to live in sorrow

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